Total Crime Rate

53.2 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 53.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

The Embankment area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cadwell , and the 186th 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 The Embankment (SG5 3AW) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the Cadwell average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Embankment (SG5 3AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Icknield Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Witter Avenue (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Embankment area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Longmeadow Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Witter Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Icknield Close —
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Data Sources

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