Total Crime Rate

316.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 316.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 249.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Duncombe Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 13th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Duncombe Road (SG14 3BZ) in the last 12 months was 316.1 per 1,000 residents and was 352.3% higher than the Hertford Bengeo average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 82 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 110.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Duncombe Road (SG14 3BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grove Walk (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Duncombe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Grove Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bengeo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mansfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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