Total Crime Rate
65.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Currie Street area has the 24th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 150th highest crime rate of 457 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 Currie Street (SG13 7DB) in the last 12 months was 65.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower than the Hertford Bengeo average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Currie Street (SG13 7DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Villiers Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mead Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Raynham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tamworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Townshend Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davies Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tamworth Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A119 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mead Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mead Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raynham Street | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.