Total Crime Rate
14.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ermine Street area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Braughing & Standon , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ermine Street (SG12 0SY) in the last 12 months was 14.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Braughing & Standon average (49.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ermine Street (SG12 0SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodlands Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eleanor'S Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Braughing & Standon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodlands Road | Awaiting court outcome |
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