Crime Rate in Hertford Rural, ward

Hertford Rural has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in East Hertfordshire district and the 1752nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 273rd lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hertford Rural in the last 12 months was 41.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower than the East Hertfordshire district average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hertford Rural’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hertford Rural ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near The Old Coach Road, with 17 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bayford Lane (5 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.