Total Crime Rate

51.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 51.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Thatch Cottage area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 215th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thatch Cottage (SG9 0LY) in the last 12 months was 51.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Buntingford average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Thatch Cottage area

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Data Sources

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