Total Crime Rate

55.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brooks Court area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hertford Sele , and the 191st highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brooks Court (SG14 2JF) in the last 12 months was 55.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Hertford Sele average (77.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -53.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooks Court (SG14 2JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawrence Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norwood Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brooks Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bentley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bentley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawrence Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perrett Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perrett Gardens
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Emily Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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