— ACRERIGHT AREA REPORT · POSTCODE SECTOR
Home › North Hertfordshire › SG5 1 · postcode sector
7,724 people · median £422,500 · North Hertfordshire
North Hertfordshire Council · Labour minority — no overall control 23/51 seats · 45% · OCD 2026
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How safe is it? This postcode sector
Crime runs at 13.2 per 1,000 residents a month — above the 9.3 average across districts AcreRight covers. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Monthly recorded crimes within this postcode sector
Per 1,000 / month13.2
Average across AcreRight-covered districts9.3
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months this postcode sector
Recorded crimes by category within this postcode sector, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
| On or near | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Parking Area | 79 |
| High Street | 48 |
| Supermarket | 27 |
| Hermitage Road | 26 |
| Sun Street | 25 |
Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk
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