Total Crime Rate

47.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 47.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Preston Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cadwell , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 413 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 Preston Road (SG4 7QR) in the last 12 months was 47.6 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% lower than the Cadwell average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 15.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

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Data Sources

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