East Hertfordshire crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of East Hertfordshire crime rate

Crime rating – low.

East Hertfordshire ranks 23rd out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 10019 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, East Hertfordshire has a population of 150158. This equates to a crime rate of 66.72 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 2.9 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in East Hertfordshire are Violence and sexual offences (28.3%) Anti-social behaviour (25.4%) Vehicle crime (8.5%) and least common crime types are Theft from the person (0.8%) Robbery (0.7%) Possession of weapons (0.7%).

There are 30 wards in East Hertfordshire. Wards with high crime rates are Bishop’s Stortford Meads (135.6), Bishop’s Stortford Central (118.7), Hertford Castle (112.6) . On the other end, safest wards are Datchworth & Aston (35.7), Bishop’s Stortford South (35.7), Hertford Rural North (31.3) .

Similarly, looking at Postcode districts that are within or overlapping with East Hertfordshire, we see high crime rates in CM20 (207.8), CM22 (104.6), EN11 (88.8) . Safest postcode districts are SG11 (48.4), AL6 (45.8), SG10 (29.6) .

East Hertfordshire crime incidents by crime type

A total of 10019 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 2835 (28.3)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2545 (25.4)%
Vehicle crime – 852 (8.5)%
Other theft – 818 (8.2)%
Criminal damage and arson – 748 (7.5)%
Shoplifting – 668 (6.7)%
Public order – 460 (4.6)%
Burglary – 403 (4.0)%
Drugs – 198 (2.0)%
Other crime – 153 (1.5)%
Bicycle theft – 116 (1.2)%
Theft from the person – 78 (0.8)%
Robbery – 75 (0.7)%
Possession of weapons – 70 (0.7)%

How does East Hertfordshire compare against nearby areas ?

East Hertfordshire ranks 23rd when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas East Hertfordshire is compared against

Crime rates in East Hertfordshire wards

There are 30 wards within East Hertfordshire. Bishop’s Stortford Meads, Bishop’s Stortford Central, Hertford Castle has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 30 wards from high crime rate to low.