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Crime in SG3 6DB

How much crime is recorded in SG3 6DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Knebworth, Codicote & Kimpton
Council
North Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,921 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG3 6DB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG3 6DB 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
17.9
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).

SG3 6DBNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Burglary10.29.1
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Shoplifting9.48.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Public order2.54.6
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.11.5
Other theft0.74.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Trend

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.

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