Total Crime Rate

79.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadway area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Codicote & Kimpton , and the 106th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North 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 Meadway (SG3 6DN) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% higher than the Codicote & Kimpton average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadway (SG3 6DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hornbeam Spring, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadway (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Spring —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Spring —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crab Tree Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crab Tree Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hornbeam Spring —
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Data Sources

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