Overview of East Hertfordshire crime rate
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East Hertfordshire enjoys a low crime rating, positioned 23rd amongst 25 comparable local areas in terms of safety. The district reported 10019 crimes in 2023, reflecting a crime rate of 66.72 incidents per 1000 people for its population of 150158, indicating a slight increase of 2.9% from the previous year.
Leading the list of crimes are Violence and sexual offences (28.3%), Anti-social behaviour (25.4%), and Vehicle crime (8.5%), with Theft from the person, Robbery, and Possession of weapons being the least frequent, all below 1%.
In the division of 30 wards, Bishop’s Stortford Meads (135.6), Bishop’s Stortford Central (118.7), and Hertford Castle (112.6) have the highest crime rates, while Datchworth & Aston (35.7), Bishop’s Stortford South (35.7), and Hertford Rural North (31.3) are the most secure.
Examining postcode districts, CM20 (207.8), CM22 (104.6), and EN11 (88.8) showcase higher crime figures, whereas SG11 (48.4), AL6 (45.8), and SG10 (29.6) are comparatively safer.
In East Hertfordshire, there has been an increase in Anti-social behaviour and Vehicle crime as of 2020 and 2023 respectively. Conversely, notable decreases were observed in Anti-social behaviour, Criminal damage and arson, Shoplifting, and Vehicle crime around 2020 and 2022.
East Hertfordshire crime incidents by crime type
A total of 10019 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 2835 (28.3)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 2545 (25.4)%
- Vehicle crime – 852 (8.5)%
- Other theft – 818 (8.2)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 748 (7.5)%
- Shoplifting – 668 (6.7)%
- Public order – 460 (4.6)%
- Burglary – 403 (4.0)%
- Drugs – 198 (2.0)%
- Other crime – 153 (1.5)%
- Bicycle theft – 116 (1.2)%
- Theft from the person – 78 (0.8)%
- Robbery – 75 (0.7)%
- Possession of weapons – 70 (0.7)%
How does East Hertfordshire compare against nearby areas ?
East Hertfordshire ranks 23rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas East Hertfordshire is compared against
Crime rates in East Hertfordshire wards
There are 30 wards within East Hertfordshire. Bishop’s Stortford Meads, Bishop’s Stortford Central, Hertford Castle has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 30 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Bishop’s Stortford Meads (135.6)
- Bishop’s Stortford Central (118.7)
- Hertford Castle (112.6)
- Ware Christchurch (96.4)
- Hertford Sele (78.0)
- Ware Chadwell (74.0)
- Stanstead Abbots (69.8)
- Bishop’s Stortford All Saints (65.3)
- Buntingford (59.1)
- Hertford Kingsmead (58.9)
- Bishop’s Stortford Silverleys (58.6)
- Great Amwell (58.5)
- Ware St Mary’s (56.5)
- Sawbridgeworth (55.8)
- Hertford Bengeo (54.4)
- Braughing (52.2)
- Ware Trinity (51.9)
- Watton-at-Stone (50.1)
- Thundridge & Standon (49.7)
- Hertford Rural South (49.6)
- Mundens and Cottered (49.0)
- Hunsdon (46.6)
- Much Hadham (39.7)
- Walkern (39.2)
- Hertford Heath (38.7)
- Puckeridge (38.7)
- Little Hadham (37.8)
- Datchworth & Aston (35.7)
- Bishop’s Stortford South (35.7)
- Hertford Rural North (31.3)
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Crime rates in postcode districts under East Hertfordshire
There are 17 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with East Hertfordshire. Highest crime rates in CM20, CM22, EN11 .
- CM20 – 207.8
- CM22 – 104.6
- EN11 – 88.8
- CM19 – 87.6
- AL9 – 84.9
- SG14 – 83.5
- CM23 – 83.1
- EN10 – 74.7
- SG2 – 72.3
- SG12 – 66.0
- SG13 – 54.6
- CM21 – 54.2
- SG3 – 53.9
- SG9 – 51.6
- SG11 – 48.4
- AL6 – 45.8
- SG10 – 29.6
Postcode districts in East Hertfordshire
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