Crime Rate in Little Hadham & The Pelhams, ward

Little Hadham & The Pelhams has the 12th lowest crime rate of 26 wards in East Hertfordshire district and the 2738th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 425th lowest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Little Hadham & The Pelhams in the last 12 months was 51.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.0% lower than the East Hertfordshire district average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Little Hadham & The Pelhams’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Little Hadham & The Pelhams ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mead View. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.