Total Crime Rate

138.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 138.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambrian Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cambrian Way (HP2 5TA) in the last 12 months was 138.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambrian Way (HP2 5TA), 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 Cambrian Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quantocks Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thatchers Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thatchers Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerdale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilterns Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Borrowdale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Apollo Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teesdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Neptune Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharfedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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