Total Crime Rate

246.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 246.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 86.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 66.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.8 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • 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

Queens Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 18th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Road (SG13 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 246.2 per 1,000 residents and was 252.3% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (SG13 8AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fore Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millers Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidenhead Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fore Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millers Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millers Yard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parliament Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parliament Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maidenhead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maidenhead Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Millers Yard
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Salisbury Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bell Lane Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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