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Crime in SG8 5

How much crime is recorded in SG8 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
21,556 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG8 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG8 5, 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
45
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).

SG8 5National
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Burglary8.99.1
Shoplifting4.88.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Public order2.44.6
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 29% 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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