Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 141.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.7 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Drugs 10.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 8.2 5/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gentlemens Field area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Braughing & Standon , and the 47th highest crime rate of 457 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 Gentlemens Field (SG12 0EF) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 228.4% higher than the Braughing & Standon average (43.0 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 , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gentlemens Field (SG12 0EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Hyde (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gentlemens Field area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gentlemens Field
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A602

Data Sources

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