Total Crime Rate

42.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hoddesdon Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Great Amwell & Stansteads , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in East 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 Hoddesdon Road (SG12 8EJ) in the last 12 months was 42.1 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Great Amwell & Stansteads average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoddesdon Road (SG12 8EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Margarets (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hoddesdon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kingfisher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanville Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanville Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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