Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 61.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Crouch Gardens area has the 11th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 165th 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 Crouch Gardens (SG9 9FL) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crouch Gardens (SG9 9FL), the main crime hotspot is near Crouch Gardens. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crouch Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Nut Slip Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aspenden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranville Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cranville Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranville Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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