Total Crime Rate

111.5 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 111.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 108th 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 5RR) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 57.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fletcher Way (HP2 5RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fletcher Way, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thriftfield (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fletcher Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sharpcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sharpcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sharpcroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Temple Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Berefeld Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowmans Court
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bathurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Bathurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bathurst Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowmans Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fletcher Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thriftfield Under investigation

Data Sources

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