Total Crime Rate

37.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Barleycroft area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Buntingford , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 456 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 Barleycroft (SG9 9SD) in the last 12 months was 37.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% lower 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 6 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 ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barleycroft (SG9 9SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chapel End, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Union Terrace (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barleycroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranville Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Aspenden Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nut Slip Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cranville Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cranville Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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