Total Crime Rate
60.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vicarage 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 9BE) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 9BE), 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Dixon Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bridge End | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dixon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridewell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Dixon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridge End | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | White Hart Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | White Hart Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridewell Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| 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 | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aylotts Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowling Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowling Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bowling Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowling Green Lane | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bowling Green Lane | β |
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