Total Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 37.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fletcher Way area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fletcher Way (HP2 5SA) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 78.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -89.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fletcher Way (HP2 5SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Teesdale, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fletcher Way (38 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharfedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Typleden Close
Apr 2026Drugs Borrowdale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerdale
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Thumpers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teesdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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