Crime Rates at Church Street, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 5SY

Church Street area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 155th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (HP2 5SY) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (HP2 5SY), the main crime hotspot is near Thriftfield. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.