Total Crime Rate

54.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 54.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterdale area has the 28th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 191st highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterdale (SG13 8DU) in the last 12 months was 54.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterdale (SG13 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near Cranborne Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Waterdale area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leahoe Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Leahoe Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Cranborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranborne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranborne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waterdale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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