Crime Rates at Highbarns, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 8AQ

Highbarns area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 468 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 Highbarns (HP3 8AQ) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% lower than the Bennetts End average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbarns (HP3 8AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinecroft, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Croxley Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.