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Crime extracts
Street-level counts from police.uk, lagged and snapped to map points. Not a live incident feed.
D01
Berkhamsted and Tring
84
mapped incidents · 2026-06
- anti social behaviour: 27
- violent crime: 19
- shoplifting: 9
- other theft: 6
- public order: 6
D02
Hemel Hempstead North / West / Central
439
mapped incidents · 2026-06
- anti social behaviour: 147
- violent crime: 137
- shoplifting: 26
- criminal damage arson: 24
- public order: 24
D03
Hemel Hempstead East
225
mapped incidents · 2026-06
- violent crime: 83
- anti social behaviour: 62
- other theft: 20
- criminal damage arson: 13
- shoplifting: 12
D04
Kings Langley and Hemel South East
44
mapped incidents · 2026-06
- violent crime: 17
- anti social behaviour: 9
- criminal damage arson: 4
- other theft: 4
- burglary: 3