Total Crime Rate

126.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 126.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 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
  • 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

Spencer Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 58th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spencer Close (SG9 9GB) in the last 12 months was 126.3 per 1,000 residents and was 106.7% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 142.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spencer Close (SG9 9GB), 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 Spencer Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
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 2025Burglary Pipkin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pipkin Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dray Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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