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Crime in SG12 8FP
How much crime is recorded in SG12 8FP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,733 (2024)
How safe is SG12 8FP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG12 8FP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
SG12 8FPNational
Violence and sexual offences14.023.6
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.14.5
Shoplifting2.88.4
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Drugs1.52.4
Burglary1.49.1
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.