Crime Rate in Hertford Castle, ward

Hertford Castle has the highest crime rate of 26 wards in East Hertfordshire district and the 888th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 66th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hertford Castle in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% higher than the East Hertfordshire district average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hertford Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 294 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 8 cases , down -27.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 372 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hertford Castle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near South Street. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.