Total Crime Rate

649.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 649.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 236.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 157.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Public order 49.7 10/10
  • Drugs 38.0 10/10
  • Other theft 29.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Burglary 11.7 9/10
  • Robbery 11.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
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

South Street area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 456 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 South Street (SG14 1AZ) in the last 12 months was 649.1 per 1,000 residents and was 828.8% 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 81 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 105 (≈ 307.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (SG14 1AZ), the main crime hotspot is near South Street. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in South Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bircherley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bluecoats Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Street
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hertford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hertford Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hertford Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bircherley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Maidenhead Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bircherley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bircherley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claud Hamilton Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Claud Hamilton Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertford East Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Maidenhead Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidenhead Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Old London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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