Total Crime Rate

53.5 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 53.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tower Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Codicote & Kimpton , and the 182nd highest 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 Tower Road (SG4 8XH) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tower Road (SG4 8XH), the main crime hotspot is near Tower Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Elms Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Taverners Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Old School Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Elms Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Elms Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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