Total Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
11.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Back Lane area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cadwell , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Back Lane (SG4 7UJ) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% lower than the Cadwell average (51.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Back Lane (SG4 7UJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Green, where police recorded 2 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Templars Lane | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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