Total Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 47.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 13.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Layston Meadow area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 220th 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 Layston Meadow (SG9 9JD) in the last 12 months was 47.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.6% lower than the Buntingford average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Layston Meadow (SG9 9JD), the main crime hotspot is near Crouch Gardens. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Layston Meadow area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Downhall Ley Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgefoot Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maylon Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Maylon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windmill Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dray Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dray Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dray Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crouch Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgefoot Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dray Gardens Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspenden Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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