Total Crime Rate

115.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 115.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Shoplifting 9.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Slippers Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hemel Hempstead Town , and the 100th highest crime rate of 470 local areas in Dacorum .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Slippers Hill (HP2 5XT) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Slippers Hill (HP2 5XT), the main crime hotspot is near Downside. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Slippers Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normandy Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westview Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Maltings —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Normandy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glamis Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Randalls Ride Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Mimms Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Downside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Normandy Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Thumpers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Mimms Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gilroy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bohemia Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bohemia —
Apr 2026Burglary Grover Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Grover Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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