Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hertford area has the 31st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chowdene , and the 307th highest crime rate of 696 local areas in Gateshead .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hertford (NE9 6EG) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower than the Chowdene average (119.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hertford (NE9 6EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Weymouth Gardens, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodford (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hertford area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hertford Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hertford Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodford Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Weymouth Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Woodford Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dawlish Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hertford Under investigation
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Data Sources

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