Crime Rates at Fern Drive, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9ET

Fern Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Apsley and Corner Hall , and the 52nd 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 Fern Drive (HP3 9ET) in the last 12 months was 173.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% higher than the Apsley and Corner Hall average (126.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 333.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fern Drive (HP3 9ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fern Drive, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.