Total Crime Rate

83.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Ashby Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Graveley, St Ippolyts & Wymondley , and the 99th highest crime rate of 413 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 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% higher than the Graveley, St Ippolyts & Wymondley average (70.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Ashby Way (SG1 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fairfield Crescent (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Great Ashby Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Blackdown Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Beacons Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Beacons Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitehorse Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Grampian Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunt Hill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hunt Hill Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Merrick Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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