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Crime in SG1 6

How much crime is recorded in SG1 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
8,486 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG1 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG1 6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

SG1 6National
Violence and sexual offences18.523.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Burglary2.39.1
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.94.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.71.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.58.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Robbery0.31.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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