Total Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.5 5/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lee Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 456 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 Lee Close (SG13 8HN) in the last 12 months was 97.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.1% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lee Close (SG13 8HN), the main crime hotspot is near Cranborne Close. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lee Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tanners Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pearson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pearson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranborne Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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