Crime Rates at Ermine Street, Buntingford, SG9 9AZ

Ermine Street 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 Ermine Street (SG9 9AZ) 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 Ermine Street (SG9 9AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Further/Higher Educational Building, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bishop Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.