Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Peters Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Codicote & Kimpton , and the 194th lowest 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 Peters Way (SG3 6HP) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peters Way (SG3 6HP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strafford Court, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deanscroft (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knebworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Deanscroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Deanscroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Deanscroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deanscroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Deanscroft | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Deanscroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Strafford Court | Under investigation |
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