The aim of this article is to provide a brief overview of street level crime in Batford using the latest Police statistics. Police data is usually published two months in arrears, so February 2021 are the latest figures. The data published by the Police are incidents that were reported to them in that month, not the crimes that were prosecuted and/or had further action taken. In by far the majority of incidents, no further action is taken.
There were a total of 91 street level crime incidents in Batford in February 2021. The largest category was Anti Social Behaviour, followed by Shoplifting. Below are these incidents broken down by category.
| Crime Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Anti Social Behaviour | 20 |
| Shoplifting | 17 |
| Violent Crime | 13 |
| Vehicle Crime | 8 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Criminal Damage Arson | 6 |
| Public Order | 6 |
| Other Theft | 5 |
| Other Crime | 4 |
| Bicycle Theft | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| All Crime | 91 |
Map of street level crime incidents in February 2021
Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Batford. This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.
Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.
Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Batford
We've taken the ten nearest places to Batford and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Batford has more crime than other surrounding areas.
| Location | Crime Incidents |
|---|---|
| Batford | 91 |
| Harpenden (0.88 miles) | 61 |
| Bower Heath (0.62 miles) | 55 |
| Cold Harbour (0.62 miles) | 55 |
| Lea Valley (0.62 miles) | 50 |
| Lea (Lee) (1.04 miles) | 21 |
| The Folly (1.39 miles) | 12 |
| Leasey Bridge (1.39 miles) | 12 |
| Marshalls Heath (1.24 miles) | 11 |
| Blackmore End (1.39 miles) | 8 |
of residents were born outside of the UK, according to the 2011 Census
Most violent places near Batford
The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Batford and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.
| Location | Violent Incidents |
|---|---|
| Harpenden | 18 |
| Cold Harbour | 17 |
| Batford | 13 |
| Bower Heath | 10 |
| Lea Valley | 8 |
| Lea (Lee) | 6 |
| Blackmore End | 4 |
| The Folly | 3 |
| Leasey Bridge | 3 |
| Marshalls Heath | 2 |
Information provided by data.police.uk
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