Total Crime Rate
167.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park 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 Park Lane (SG3 6PF) 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 Park Lane (SG3 6PF), 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.
View Crime In Codicote & Kimpton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peters Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Spring | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westland Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Deanscroft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hornbeam Spring | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strafford Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gibbons Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Strafford Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Strafford Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hornbeam Spring | Under investigation |
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