Total Crime Rate

40.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.6 1/10
  • Drugs 1.6 1/10
  • Other theft 1.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Shepherds Court area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shepherds Court (SG14 3HE) in the last 12 months was 40.0 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Hertford Bengeo average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherds Court (SG14 3HE), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Walk. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shepherds Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crouchfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wadesmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Grove Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bengeo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crouchfield —
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Data Sources

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