Crime Rates at Stock Chase, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5HR

This area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 37th 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 This (HP2 5HR) in the last 12 months was 226.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode HP2 5HR, 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.