Total Crime Rate

144.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 144.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 114.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 110.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Malvern Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 470 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 Malvern Way (HP2 5RA) in the last 12 months was 144.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.9% lower than the Hemel Hempstead Town average (178.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 114.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Way (HP2 5RA), the main crime hotspot is near Teesdale. Police recorded 92 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 Malvern Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teesdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quantocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerdale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilterns Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Achilles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Apollo Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Borrowdale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neptune Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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