Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 105.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Dray Gardens area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 74th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dray Gardens (SG9 9GG) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% higher than the Buntingford average (69.8 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dray Gardens (SG9 9GG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dray Gardens, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverside (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dray Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dray Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dray Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgefoot Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgefoot Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maylon Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Maylon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rayment Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Miles Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dray Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dray Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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