Postcode · Buntingford
Crime in SG9 9SD
How much crime is recorded in SG9 9SD, 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
- 1,446 (2024)
SG9 9SDBuntingford
How safe is SG9 9SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG9 9SD area, well 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
19.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 9SDNational
Anti-social behaviour15.910.7
Violence and sexual offences15.023.6
Burglary6.89.1
Drugs4.52.4
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other theft1.84.5
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Public order0.94.6
Shoplifting0.58.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% 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.