Total Crime Rate

119.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 119.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Public order 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westmill Lane area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Cadwell , and the 49th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westmill Lane (SG5 3RN) in the last 12 months was 119.9 per 1,000 residents and was 104.9% higher than the Cadwell average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmill Lane (SG5 3RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westmill Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westmill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burford Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ickleford Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Portman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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