Crime Rate in Ermine, ward

Ermine has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 wards in North Hertfordshire district and the 2666th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 410th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ermine in the last 12 months was 50.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the North Hertfordshire district average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ermine’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 70.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 13.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ermine ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Church Lane. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.