Crap Towns / Hemel Hempstead / Crime

How much crime is there in Hemel Hempstead?

The police recorded 82.1 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hemel Hempstead from September 2023 to August 2026, 8% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 34.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 80.5, up from 76.9 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	76.9	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	88.8	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	80.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	34.1	34.1
Shoplifting	10.6	7.1
Other theft	7.9	5.4
Criminal damage and arson	7.2	7.0
Vehicle crime	6.2	3.8
Public order	4.9	6.6
Burglary	3.6	3.1
Drugs	2.5	2.4
Other crime	1.9	2.0
Robbery	1.3	0.6
Theft from the person	0.8	0.4
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.4	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Hemel Hempstead	–	82.1
St Albans	9.9 km	67.7
Chesham	10.9 km	58.7
Abbots Langley and Kings Langley	5.2 km	47.4
Little Chalfont	11.8 km	44.1
Bovingdon	5.8 km	42.3
Berkhamsted	7.6 km	41.1
Redbourn	7.0 km	40.0
Harpenden	10.7 km	37.9
Chiswell Green	8.2 km	35.2
Chorleywood	11.6 km	33.1
The typical town	–	76.2