Crime Rates at Nelson Street, Hertford, SG14 3AG

Nelson Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 217th 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 Nelson Street (SG14 3AG) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Hertford Bengeo average (68.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 233.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Street (SG14 3AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Florence Court, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farquhar Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.