Total Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Valley Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Codicote & Kimpton , and the 118th lowest crime rate of 414 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 Valley Road (SG4 8YN) in the last 12 months was 30.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower than the Codicote & Kimpton average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Road (SG4 8YN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rabley Heath Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Valley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rabley Heath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dollimore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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