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17/11/2006 by Emma

Burglaries - Sele Farm

Is anyone else aware of the spate of burglaries happening in Sele Farm at the moment? There was one reported in Thieves Lane in this weeks Mercury, but as far as I know, the ones I know of in Burnett Square (x2) and Bentley Road (x1) have not. I had a leaflet through my door from Herts Constabulary warning me that there has been burglaries in the area. When I first saw this, I thought it was probably kids, but now I am not so sure, as they are taking place during the early hours while the residents are asleep in their beds so they sound more experienced. I for one am very worried about this and wondered if anyone know of any more in the area and/or if anyone has been caught for any of them?


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Reply ID 31265

24/11/2006 by Dude

I'm afraid it comes with the territory.....Dude awaits a swarm of attacks accusing him of bad mouthing these areas, even though they equate to 76% of the local petty crime....


Reply ID 31369

25/11/2006 by GillP

We live on Sele Farm and havent heard anthing... not even a leaflet through the door. Are all the burglaries happening on the same side of the estate???


Reply ID 31371

25/11/2006 by JohnSmith

They got into the house in Thieves Lane through an open window. Surprised that they are burgling houses on Sele Farm. After all it is the most deprived part of Hertford, there's probably nothing worth nicking apart from a few ciggies and a couple of cans of cheap lager.


Reply ID 31372

25/11/2006 by Tazz

How is Sele Farm the most deprived area in Hertford? Is it any worse than Hornsmill, Pinehurst or Bengeo?


Reply ID 31381

25/11/2006 by Steve

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Originally posted by Tazz
How is Sele Farm the most deprived area in Hertford? Is it any worse than Hornsmill, Pinehurst or Bengeo?
Statistically yes. In employment terms, it is the most deprived in East Herts. It is also the worst in the district for child poverty.


Reply ID 31382

25/11/2006 by James007

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Originally posted by Steve
quote:
Originally posted by Tazz
How is Sele Farm the most deprived area in Hertford? Is it any worse than Hornsmill, Pinehurst or Bengeo?
Statistically yes. In employment terms, it is the most deprived in East Herts. It is also the worst in the district for child poverty.
Where did you get that information from Steve?


Reply ID 31383

25/11/2006 by Tigger

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Originally posted by JohnSmith
They got into the house in Thieves Lane through an open window. Surprised that they are burgling houses on Sele Farm. After all it is the most deprived part of Hertford, there's probably nothing worth nicking apart from a few ciggies and a couple of cans of cheap lager.
And Dude is awaiting the swarms of attacks for badmouthing the area........... Better carry on reading


Reply ID 31389

25/11/2006 by Steve

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Originally posted by James007
Where did you get that information from Steve?
http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/crime/stratfinal.pdf (This is a PDF document) I beleive the data is from the 2001 census. There is a more detailed document that discusses alot of data for wards in East Herts [url="http://www.eastherts.gov.uk/crime/stratfinal.pdf (also a PDF).


Reply ID 31394

25/11/2006 by James007

The information is over 2 years old but I'll suspect it hasn't changed.


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