Crime Rates at Market Place, Hertford, SG14 1DF

Market Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 3rd 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 Market Place (SG14 1DF) in the last 12 months was 636.4 per 1,000 residents and was 835.8% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 219.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (SG14 1DF), 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.