Total Crime Rate

97.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Robbery 9.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hempstead Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield , and the 134th highest crime rate of 468 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 Hempstead Road (HP3 0HE) in the last 12 months was 97.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% higher than the Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield average (56.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hempstead Road (HP3 0HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hempstead Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hempstead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lawrence Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Lawrence Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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