Crime Rates at The Waterfront, Hertford, SG14 1SD

The Waterfront area has the 9th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 38th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Waterfront (SG14 1SD) in the last 12 months was 161.6 per 1,000 residents and was 131.2% higher than the Hertford Bengeo average (69.9 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 Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 60.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Waterfront (SG14 1SD), 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.