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Crime in SG7 5EA

How much crime is recorded in SG7 5EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Ashwell, Weston & Barley
Council
North Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,211 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG7 5EA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG7 5EA 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
18.7
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).

SG7 5EANational
Violence and sexual offences12.023.6
Burglary11.79.1
Anti-social behaviour9.210.7
Other theft8.94.5
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Shoplifting5.18.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.44.6
Possession of weapons0.10.9
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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