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Crime in SG13

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

Council
East Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
29,783 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG13

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG13, 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
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).

SG13National
Violence and sexual offences17.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Shoplifting9.38.4
Burglary6.59.1
Other theft4.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.02.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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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