Total Crime Rate

198.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 198.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.7 9/10
  • Public order 27.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Green Drift area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Royston Heath , and the 25th 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 Green Drift (SG8 5BT) in the last 12 months was 198.3 per 1,000 residents and was 155.3% higher than the Royston Heath average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 83.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Drift (SG8 5BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near South Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Braeburn Walk (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Green Drift area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jarman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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