Total Crime Rate

33.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

High Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aston, Datchworth & Walkern , and the 147th 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 High Street (SG2 7PG) in the last 12 months was 33.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.7% lower than the Aston, Datchworth & Walkern average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 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 ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (SG2 7PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dovehouse Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Glebe View (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Aston, Datchworth & Walkern

Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Dovehouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe View Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beecroft Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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