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

Market 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 Market Street (SG14 1BD) 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 Market Street (SG14 1BD), 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 Market Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maidenhead Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hertford Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hertford Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parliament Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parliament Square —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Hertford Bus Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bircherley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bircherley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bircherley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bircherley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bircherley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Nicholas Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millers Yard Under investigation

Data Sources

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