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Crime in CM23 2

How much crime is recorded in CM23 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
East Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
18,701 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM23 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM23 2, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
30.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CM23 2National
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Anti-social behaviour18.210.7
Shoplifting11.78.4
Burglary11.49.1
Other theft4.34.5
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Drugs2.22.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 23% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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