Total Crime Rate

177.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 177.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 122.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Watton Road area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Codicote & Kimpton , and the 29th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North 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 Watton Road (SG3 6AH) in the last 12 months was 177.6 per 1,000 residents and was 448.5% higher than the Codicote & Kimpton average (32.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 113.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watton Road (SG3 6AH), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strafford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strafford Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strafford Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Haygarth Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Haygarth Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haygarth Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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