Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 54.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 18.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Bounce area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 234th 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 The Bounce (HP2 5UF) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 69.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Bounce (HP2 5UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thriftfield (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Bounce area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Austins Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thriftfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sharpcroft
Apr 2026Burglary Sharpcroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Figtree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Figtree Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Figtree Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Figtree Hill
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Figtree Hill
Apr 2026Drugs Thriftfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Layhill Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thriftfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thriftfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thriftfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sun Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Typleden Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Layhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Temple Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sunmead Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherry Bounce Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Bounce Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Bounce Under investigation

Data Sources

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