Total Crime Rate
113.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clayton Drive area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aston, Datchworth & Walkern , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East 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 Clayton Drive (SG9 9RX) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 175.8% higher than the Aston, Datchworth & Walkern average (41.2 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clayton Drive (SG9 9RX), the main crime hotspot is near Bishop Way. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Aston, Datchworth & Walkern| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ermine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norris Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bishop Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ermine Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ansell Close | Under investigation |
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