Total Crime Rate

54.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 54.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cecil Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 194th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cecil Road (SG13 8HR) in the last 12 months was 54.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cecil Road (SG13 8HR), 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 Cecil Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cecil Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranborne Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purkiss Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Purkiss Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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