Total Crime Rate

319.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 319.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lonsdale area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 21st highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lonsdale (HP2 5TR) in the last 12 months was 319.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 122.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lonsdale (HP2 5TR), 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 Lonsdale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thatchers Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westerdale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Borrowdale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Teesdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Mendip Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Teesdale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thatchers Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilterns Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teesdale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pentland Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wharfedale Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Quantocks Under investigation
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Data Sources

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