Total Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 48.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Ashby Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Graveley, St Ippolyts & Wymondley , and the 107th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great Ashby Way (SG1 6DP) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Graveley, St Ippolyts & Wymondley average (66.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 48.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Ashby Way (SG1 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Fairfield Crescent. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Ashby Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Whitworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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