Total Crime Rate

107.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norfolk Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 71st highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

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 Norfolk Road (SG9 9AN) in the last 12 months was 107.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% higher than the Buntingford average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Road (SG9 9AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1038, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge End (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowlers Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1038 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yew Tree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge End —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowling Green Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylotts Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowling Green Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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