Hemel Hempstead Town
Middle areaEast Dacorum. 13,253 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.3 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Hemel Hempstead Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hemel Hempstead Town
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hemel Hempstead Town at a rate of 178.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Dacorum.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 750 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 550 |
| Other crime | 318 |
| Shoplifting | 295 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 151 |
| Drug offences | 100 |
| Vehicle crime | 94 |
| Burglary | 56 |
| Theft from the person | 42 |
| Robbery | 14 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hemel Hempstead Town compares
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Is Hemel Hempstead Town safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hemel Hempstead Town at a rate of 178.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.8 per 1,000 people across Dacorum.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 216 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hemel Hempstead Town.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (750), anti-social behaviour (550) and other crime (318).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Dacorum
These figures are published for the whole of Dacorum, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dacorum and not Hemel Hempstead Town alone. See Dacorum
Hemel Hempstead Town in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hemel Hempstead Town was £365,000 in 2025.
Hemel Hempstead Town had 11,615 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Hemel Hempstead Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hemel Hempstead Town, 92.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.