Postcode · Buntingford
Crime in SG9 0EA
How much crime is recorded in SG9 0EA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Buntingford & Great Hormead
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,407 (2024)
SG9 0EABuntingford
How safe is SG9 0EA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG9 0EA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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).
SG9 0EANational
Burglary16.09.1
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Anti-social behaviour4.610.7
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.14.5
Public order1.04.6
Other crime1.01.5
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Drugs0.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 93% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.