Total Crime Rate

736.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

348.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 736.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 348.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 307.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 146.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.9 10/10
  • Drugs 40.9 10/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.5 10/10
  • Burglary 14.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Bluecoat Court area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bluecoat Court (SG14 1AY) in the last 12 months was 736.8 per 1,000 residents and was 983.6% 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 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 119 (≈ 348.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bluecoat Court (SG14 1AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Street, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fore Street (44 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Bluecoat Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hertford Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Public order Hertford East Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Claud Hamilton Way Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 69

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑