Crime Rates at Market Place, Hertford, SG14 1FD

Market Place 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 Market Place (SG14 1FD) 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 Market Place (SG14 1FD), 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.