Postcode · Buntingford
Crime in SG9 9RF
How much crime is recorded in SG9 9RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Datchworth, Walkern & Cottered
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,644 (2024)
SG9 9RFBuntingford
How safe is SG9 9RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 38.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG9 9RF area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
38.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 9RFNational
Violence and sexual offences29.623.6
Burglary11.19.1
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Public order3.54.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other crime2.71.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft2.04.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 67% 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.