Crime Rates at Leys Road, Hemel Hempstead, HP3 9LE

Leys Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Bennetts End , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 468 local areas in Dacorum .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leys Road (HP3 9LE) in the last 12 months was 36.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Bennetts End average (60.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leys Road (HP3 9LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sheephouse Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.