Total Crime Rate

234.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

95.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 234.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 95.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 35.5 7/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Hollycroft area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hertford Sele , and the 19th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hollycroft (SG14 2DR) in the last 12 months was 234.0 per 1,000 residents and was 223.5% higher than the Hertford Sele average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hollycroft (SG14 2DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B1000 (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hollycroft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadlers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadlers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windsor Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1000 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1000 Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1000 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1000 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B1000 Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorny Burrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorny Burrow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1000
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thieves' Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1000 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keynton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket 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

Data Sources

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