Total Crime Rate

60.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 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 60.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Vicarage Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 167th 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 Vicarage Road (SG9 9BD) in the last 12 months was 60.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Road (SG9 9BD), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge End —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
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 White Hart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylotts Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Honey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yew Tree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
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 —
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Data Sources

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