Total Crime Rate

63.4 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 63.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Rayment Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 158th highest 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 Rayment Close (SG9 9FW) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rayment Close (SG9 9FW), the main crime hotspot is near Riverside. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rayment Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunny Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hare Street Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dray Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pipkin Drive
Sep 2025Burglary Pipkin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Maylon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maylon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dell Springs

Data Sources

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