Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Palmer Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Hertford Bengeo , and the 129th 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 Palmer Road (SG14 3LH) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% higher than the Hertford Bengeo average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Palmer Road (SG14 3LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Palmer Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Grove Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crouchfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crouchfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft New Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Revels Road —
Sep 2025Public order Bengeo Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mansfield Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wadesmill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Warren Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Owens View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Danesbury Park —
Sep 2025Burglary Danesbury Park Under investigation
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Data Sources

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