Total Crime Rate
135.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mandeville Road 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 Mandeville Road (SG13 8JL) 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 Mandeville Road (SG13 8JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pearson Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hertford Bengeo| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Pearson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mandeville Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pearson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cecil Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pearson Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Purkiss Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purkiss Road | Under investigation |
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