Total Crime Rate

89.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.1 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Mead Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 95th highest 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 Mead Lane (SG13 7GD) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% higher than the Hertford Bengeo average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mead Lane (SG13 7GD), the main crime hotspot is near South Street. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mead Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Sep 2025Public order South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baker Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baker Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baker Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Baker Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Old London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Villiers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Villiers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Claud Hamilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claud Hamilton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bluecoats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Spencer Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertford East Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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