Total Crime Rate
195.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
109.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Queens 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 8BB) 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 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Police Station, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hale Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hale Road | Under investigation |
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