Total Crime Rate

45.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 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 45.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 4th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 193rd 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 5SE) in the last 12 months was 45.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fletcher Way (HP2 5SE), 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 Fletcher Way 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 Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharfedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neptune Drive —
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 Thumpers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Borrowdale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Apollo Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerdale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale —
Apr 2026Other crime Quantocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teesdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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