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Crime in SG13 9

How much crime is recorded in SG13 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
East Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
3,769 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG13 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG13 9, 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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).

SG13 9National
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Shoplifting10.18.4
Burglary6.99.1
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.24.6
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Drugs1.62.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Robbery0.21.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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10
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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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