Total Crime Rate

131.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 131.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowmans Court area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 86th 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 Bowmans Court (HP2 5SD) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowmans Court (HP2 5SD), 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.

View Crime In Hemel Hempstead Town

Crime Over Time in Bowmans Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randalls Ride Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bathurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Teesdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Teesdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Teesdale β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowmans Court β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowmans Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thumpers Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thumpers Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thriftfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fletcher Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bathurst Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Bathurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fletcher Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grover Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Andrews Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westerdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Randalls Ride Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Randalls Ride Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowyers β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bowyers β€”
Sep 2025Robbery Westerdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cattsdell β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cattsdell Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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