Postcode · Buntingford
Crime in SG9 9ND
How much crime is recorded in SG9 9ND, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,349 (2024)
SG9 9NDBuntingford
How safe is SG9 9ND
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG9 9ND area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
25
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 9NDNational
Violence and sexual offences10.923.6
Burglary7.79.1
Other theft3.54.5
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Anti-social behaviour2.310.7
Public order1.14.6
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Drugs0.52.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.11.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 45% 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.