Total Crime Rate
33.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wyddial Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 158th lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wyddial Road (SG9 9AT) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wyddial Road (SG9 9AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Yew Tree Court, where police recorded 17 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.
View Crime In Buntingford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridewell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge End | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dell Springs | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dell Springs | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dell Springs | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridewell Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Yew Tree Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Honey Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Honey Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vicarage Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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