Crime Rates at Hamels Drive, Hertford, SG13 7SN

Hamels Drive area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Hertford Kingsmead , and the 8th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hamels Drive (SG13 7SN) in the last 12 months was 397.6 per 1,000 residents and was 466.0% higher than the Hertford Kingsmead average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 277.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamels Drive (SG13 7SN), the main crime hotspot is near Divot Place. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.