Total Crime Rate

39.5 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 39.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Long Meadow area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hertford Rural , and the 184th lowest 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 Long Meadow (SG14 3YP) in the last 12 months was 39.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Hertford Rural average (41.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Long Meadow (SG14 3YP), the main crime hotspot is near Great Innings South. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Long Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lammas Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazeldell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazeldell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Beaneside —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Innings South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lammas Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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