Crime Rate in Great Ashby, ward

Great Ashby has the 6th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in North Hertfordshire district and the 1859th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 287th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Great Ashby in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the North Hertfordshire district average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Great Ashby’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 102 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -5.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 112 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Great Ashby ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Mount Keen, with 32 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Fairfield Crescent (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.