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Crime in SG5 1

How much crime is recorded in SG5 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
12,981 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG5 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG5 1, well 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
21.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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).

SG5 1National
Violence and sexual offences17.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.710.7
Shoplifting11.28.4
Burglary7.99.1
Other theft3.94.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Public order2.84.6
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Robbery0.81.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 5% 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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