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Crime in SG1 6BA

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

Neighbourhood
Great Ashby & Wymondley
Council
North Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,496 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG1 6BA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG1 6BA area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
27.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 6BANational
Violence and sexual offences27.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Public order3.24.6
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Drugs1.02.4
Vehicle crime0.73.5
Other crime0.61.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 103% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

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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