Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 82.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 3.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rib Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 114th 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 Rib Way (SG9 9NR) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rib Way (SG9 9NR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B1038, where police recorded 23 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 Rib Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Dell Springs Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycroft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dell Springs —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dell Springs —
Apr 2026Other theft Downhall Ley Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chapel End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspenden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycroft —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bridgefoot Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridgefoot Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meeting House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting B1038 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yew Tree Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Archers Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Riverside Under investigation
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Data Sources

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