PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Hertford

Crime in SG14 1

How much crime is recorded in SG14 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
East Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
10,308 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG14 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG14 1, 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
27.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
70
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).

SG14 1National
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Shoplifting15.58.4
Anti-social behaviour15.010.7
Burglary8.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.64.6
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.12.4
Theft from the person1.42.1
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.71.4
Other crime0.71.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 177 postcodes