Total Crime Rate

167.1 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 167.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Burglary 27.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deards End Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Codicote & Kimpton , and the 32nd 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 Deards End Lane (SG3 6NL) in the last 12 months was 167.1 per 1,000 residents and was 416.3% higher than the Codicote & Kimpton average (32.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deards End Lane (SG3 6NL), the main crime hotspot is near Devey Close. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deards End Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peters Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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