Crime Rates at The Ridgeway, Hertford, SG14 2JS

The Ridgeway area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hertford Sele , and the 159th highest crime rate of 457 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 The Ridgeway (SG14 2JS) in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ridgeway (SG14 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Repton Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Emily Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.