Total Crime Rate
195.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
109.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malting Mews 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 Malting Mews (SG13 8ES) 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 Malting Mews (SG13 8ES), the main crime hotspot is near Millers Yard. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Maidenhead Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Maidenhead Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millers Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Millers Yard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Millers Yard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nicholas Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Old Cross | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Cross | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parliament Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maidenhead Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Leahoe Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wareham'S Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Neal Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Beane River View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Hale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Leahoe Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bridges Court | Under investigation |
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