Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairfield area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 457 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 Fairfield (SG9 9NS) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 43.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 97.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfield (SG9 9NS), 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 Fairfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranville Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspenden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crouch Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycroft —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barleycroft —
Apr 2026Other theft Downhall Ley Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranville Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranville Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranville Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranville Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranville Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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