Total Crime Rate

165.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 165.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 60.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Public order 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 37th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Johns Street (SG14 1RX) in the last 12 months was 165.0 per 1,000 residents and was 142.6% higher than the Hertford Bengeo average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Street (SG14 1RX), 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.

Crime Over Time in St Johns Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hertford East Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fore Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hertford Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hertford Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Burglary Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claud Hamilton Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Drugs South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Priory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bircherley Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fore Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bircherley Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fore Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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