Total Crime Rate

32.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sadlers Way area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hertford Sele , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sadlers Way (SG14 2DZ) in the last 12 months was 32.6 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sadlers Way (SG14 2DZ), 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 Sadlers Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B1000
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorny Burrow 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 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1000 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 Sadlers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sadlers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B1000 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B1000 Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorny Burrow Under investigation

Data Sources

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