Total Crime Rate

75.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.3 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 75.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 39.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sunny Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 131st highest crime rate of 457 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 Sunny Hill (SG9 9HR) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunny Hill (SG9 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Union Terrace, 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 Sunny Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldridge Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rayment Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgefoot Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgefoot Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Miles Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dray Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dray Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dray Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dray Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Dell Springs Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dell Springs —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dell Springs —
Apr 2026Drugs Maylon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Downhall Ley Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maylon Close Local resolution
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Data Sources

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