Total Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 89.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 94th highest crime rate of 456 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 9GX) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dray Gardens (SG9 9GX), 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 Dray Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hare Street Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Pipkin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maylon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Maylon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gallon Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pipkin Drive —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dray Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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