Total Crime Rate

256.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 256.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 73.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.6 10/10
  • Other theft 36.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.5 7/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

North Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Arbury , and the 13th highest crime rate of 414 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 North Road (SG7 5DW) in the last 12 months was 256.1 per 1,000 residents and was 358.4% higher than the Arbury average (55.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 73.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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