Total Crime Rate

195.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 195.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queens Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 31st highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Road (SG13 8AZ) in the last 12 months was 195.4 per 1,000 residents and was 187.4% higher than the Hertford Bengeo average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 109.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (SG13 8AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Fore Street. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 44 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bell Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maidenhead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Maidenhead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Maidenhead Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parliament Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Salisbury Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millers Yard —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millers Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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