Total Crime Rate

82.2 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 82.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

The Briars area has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Hertford Kingsmead , and the 105th 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 The Briars (SG13 7TR) in the last 12 months was 82.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 59.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Briars (SG13 7TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iron Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vixen Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Briars area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Lilbourne Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Badgers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vixen Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Iron Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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