Crime Rate in Braughing & Standon, ward

Braughing & Standon has the 11th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in East Hertfordshire district and the 2530th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 388th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Braughing & Standon in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower than the East Hertfordshire district average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Braughing & Standon’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 73.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -43.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 16.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Braughing & Standon ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Quin Court, with 18 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Barleymead Way (8 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.