Crime Rates at Mersey Place, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 6EB

Mersey Place area has the 7th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Grovehill , and the 98th highest crime rate of 468 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 Mersey Place (HP2 6EB) in the last 12 months was 123.3 per 1,000 residents and was 21.8% higher than the Grovehill average (101.2 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 Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mersey Place (HP2 6EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Avon Square, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Basildon Square (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.