Crime Rate in Hertford Sele, ward

Hertford Sele has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 wards in East Hertfordshire district and the 2889th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 273rd highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hertford Sele in the last 12 months was 77.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% higher than the East Hertfordshire district average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hertford Sele’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 171 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 211 (≈ 35.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hertford Sele ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.