Total Crime Rate
76.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holden Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 128th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holden Close (SG13 7JU) in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% higher than the Hertford Bengeo average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holden Close (SG13 7JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baker Street, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spencer Street (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A119 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Raynham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Villiers Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Raynham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Townshend Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Davies Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mead Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mead Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Mead Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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