Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 Arbour area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 227th highest crime rate of 456 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 The Arbour (SG13 8AS) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Arbour (SG13 8AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Queen'S Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morgan'S Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Arbour area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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