Total Crime Rate

57.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 57.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 182nd highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Road (SG9 9BE) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% lower than the Buntingford average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.0% 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 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge End (11 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 (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bridge End Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chequers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woods Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chequers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridewell Close —
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Data Sources

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