Total Crime Rate

120.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fletcher Way area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 101st highest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fletcher Way (HP2 5QR) in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 87.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fletcher Way (HP2 5QR), the main crime hotspot is near Teesdale. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fletcher Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wharfedale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westerdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chilterns Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teesdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teesdale
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cattsdell
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lonsdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cattsdell Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Westerdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thumpers Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thumpers Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quantocks Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marlborough Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Teesdale Under investigation

Data Sources

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