Crime Rates at Queensway, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5DF

Queensway area has the 6th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queensway (HP2 5DF) in the last 12 months was 154.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% lower than the Hemel Hempstead Town average (182.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensway (HP2 5DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Downside, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thumpers (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.