Total Crime Rate

135.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brickendon Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 50th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brickendon Lane (SG13 8HY) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 93.7% higher than the Hertford Bengeo average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brickendon Lane (SG13 8HY), 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 Brickendon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pearson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cranborne Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mandeville Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purkiss Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Purkiss Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pearson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pearson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cecil Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranborne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tanners Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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