Total Crime Rate

36.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.9 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
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Pyghtle area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 163rd lowest crime rate of 456 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 The Pyghtle (SG9 9EJ) in the last 12 months was 36.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Pyghtle (SG9 9EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bowling Green Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norfolk Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Pyghtle area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Chequers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Chequers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bowling Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Greenways Under investigation
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Data Sources

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