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Crime in CM23 5

How much crime is recorded in CM23 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
East Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
19,613 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM23 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM23 5, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
24.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 5National
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Burglary8.19.1
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.54.6
Shoplifting1.88.4
Drugs1.52.4
Other crime0.81.5
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Robbery0.71.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% 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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