Total Crime Rate

135.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Drugs 19.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 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

High Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Braughing & Standon , and the 49th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Road (SG11 1AB) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 176.0% higher than the Braughing & Standon average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Road (SG11 1AB), the main crime hotspot is near Arthur Martin-Leake Way. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in High Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arthur Martin-Leake Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Arthur Martin-Leake Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthur Martin-Leake Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Arthur Martin-Leake Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Arthur Martin-Leake Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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