Total Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.5 5/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dicker Mill area has the 8th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Hertford Kingsmead , and the 223rd highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dicker Mill (SG13 7AE) in the last 12 months was 49.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Hertford Kingsmead average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dicker Mill (SG13 7AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spencer Street (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dicker Mill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Claud Hamilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Leonard'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertford East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claud Hamilton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bluecoats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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