Total Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 28.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whernside Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Graveley, St Ippolyts & Wymondley , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whernside Drive (SG1 6HW) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whernside Drive (SG1 6HW), the main crime hotspot is near Great Gables. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whernside Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Haycock Round Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheviot Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Cheviot Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Gables —
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Data Sources

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