Total Crime Rate

186.4 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 186.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.4 9/10
  • Public order 29.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dacre Green area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Royston Heath , and the 27th 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 Dacre Green (SG8 7LH) in the last 12 months was 186.4 per 1,000 residents and was 140.0% 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 Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 103.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dacre Green (SG8 7LH), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dacre Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Garden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elm Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dacre Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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