Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 68.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 148th highest crime rate of 457 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 Church Street (SG9 9AS) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% lower than the Buntingford average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (SG9 9AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1038, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverside (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dell Springs
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgefoot Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge End
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yew Tree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridge End Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgefoot Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dell Springs
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1038 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dell Springs Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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