Total Crime Rate

21.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.3 2/10
  • Violent crimes 9.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Monks Walk area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 92nd 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 Monks Walk (SG9 9DS) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Walk (SG9 9DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel End, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B1038 (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Monks Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bowlers Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycroft
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycroft
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yew Tree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1038 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences White Hart Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dixon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour White Hart Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dixon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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