Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 93.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Ridgeway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hertford Sele , and the 40th 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 Ridgeway (SG14 2FU) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 103.6% higher than the Hertford Sele average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 130.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 142.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (SG14 2FU), the main crime hotspot is near Repton Road. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Ridgeway area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Repton Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Repton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bentley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Repton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Repton Road
Sep 2025Other theft Hawthorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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