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Crime in SG6 1

How much crime is recorded in SG6 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
12,027 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG6 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG6 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
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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).

SG6 1National
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Anti-social behaviour13.310.7
Burglary7.69.1
Shoplifting7.08.4
Other theft4.44.5
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Public order2.74.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime0.91.5
Robbery0.61.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
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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