Total Crime Rate

96.0 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 96.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.6 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Mill Cottages area has the 4th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 87th 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 Mill Cottages (SG9 9HX) in the last 12 months was 96.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% higher than the Buntingford average (61.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1000.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 340.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mill Cottages (SG9 9HX), the main crime hotspot is near Dray Gardens. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mill Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dray Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pipkin Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Pipkin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gallon Drive —
Sep 2025Drugs Maylon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Maylon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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