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

Park Lane 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 Park Lane (SG3 6DY) 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 Park Lane (SG3 6DY), the main crime hotspot is near Deanscroft. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Spring Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strafford Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hornbeam Spring Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westland Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Deanscroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hornbeam Spring Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peters Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Strafford Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Strafford Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gibbons Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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