Crime Rates at The Wash, Hertford, SG14 1FE

The Wash area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 4th 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 The Wash (SG14 1FE) in the last 12 months was 567.4 per 1,000 residents and was 711.8% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 219.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Wash (SG14 1FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fore Street (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.