Postcode · Buntingford
Crime in SG9 9GL
How much crime is recorded in SG9 9GL, 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
- 2,022 (2024)
SG9 9GLBuntingford
How safe is SG9 9GL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG9 9GL area, 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
22.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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 9GLNational
Violence and sexual offences19.423.6
Anti-social behaviour10.010.7
Burglary6.79.1
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.01.5
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 65% 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.