Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Cheviots area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 154th 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 Cheviots (HP2 5RD) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cheviots (HP2 5RD), the main crime hotspot is near Triton Way. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cheviots area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilterns Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Titan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quantocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Borrowdale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mimas Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welwyn Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Achilles Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Apollo Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neptune Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hyperion Court —
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Data Sources

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