Total Crime Rate

308.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 308.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 56.9 8/10
  • Other theft 32.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.1 9/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

This area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Arbury , and the 11th 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 This (SG7 5ES) in the last 12 months was 308.9 per 1,000 residents and was 388.8% higher than the Arbury average (63.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode SG7 5ES, the main crime hotspot is near The Limes. Police recorded 3 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in SG7 5ES area

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Data Sources

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