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Hertfordshire is among the top 10 safest counties in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The overall crime rate in Hertfordshire in 2021 was 58 crimes per 1,000 people, and the most common crimes were violence and sexual offences, which happened to roughly every 23 out of 1,000 residents.
Out of all of Hertfordshire's larger towns and cities, Waltham Cross is the most dangerous. The next most dangerous is Elstree and Borehamwood, and Stevenage comes in as third most dangerous. There are safer parts of Hertfordshire, starting with Croxley Green which ranks as the safest area in Hertfordshire, followed up by Sandridge in second place, and London Colney in third place.
Incidents mapped in Hertfordshire represent the time frame between April 2019 and March 2022. Each point on the map represents an area where crimes have been recorded locally.
Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
Hover over a point to see a breakdown of crime types recorded at that location. You can also filter by individual crime types, or use a combinations of offences to visualize the data you need.
Last updated: 09 Apr, 2021
| Crime | Count | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 24,485 | 20.58 |
| Bicycle Theft | 1,331 | 1.12 |
| Burglary | 3,117 | 2.62 |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 6,856 | 5.76 |
| Drugs | 2,448 | 2.06 |
| Other Crime | 1,397 | 1.17 |
| Other Theft | 6,802 | 5.72 |
| Possession of Weapons | 613 | 0.52 |
| Public Order | 5,245 | 4.41 |
| Robbery | 525 | 0.44 |
| Shoplifting | 5,743 | 4.83 |
| Theft From the Person | 907 | 0.76 |
| Vehicle Crime | 6,670 | 5.61 |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 27,368 | 23.01 |
| Name | Total Crimes | Crime Rate | Rate Difference from Hertfordshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbots Langley | 1,197 | 55 | 6% safer |
| Aldenham | 472 | 49 | 18% safer |
| Baldock | 481 | 45 | 28% safer |
| Berkhamsted | 673 | 35 | 64% safer |
| Bishop's Stortford | 2,149 | 53 | 9% safer |
| Bushey | 1,379 | 51 | 15% safer |
| Cheshunt | 2,818 | 60 | 3.0% more dangerous |
| Chorleywood | 428 | 37 | 58% safer |
| Croxley Green | 23 | 1.7 | 3334% safer |
| Elstree and Borehamwood | 3,370 | 85 | 32% more dangerous |
| Harpenden | 1,125 | 37 | 59% safer |
| Hatfield | 3,645 | 77 | 25% more dangerous |
| Hemel Hempstead | 6,152 | 60 | 3.0% more dangerous |
| Hertford | 1,930 | 66 | 11% more dangerous |
| Hitchin | 1,731 | 47 | 23% safer |
| Letchworth Garden City | 1,941 | 56 | 3.1% safer |
| London Colney | 24 | 2.5 | 2249% safer |
| North Mymms | 394 | 42 | 37% safer |
| Potters Bar | 1,507 | 65 | 11% more dangerous |
| Rickmansworth | 1,137 | 45 | 29% safer |
| Royston | 719 | 42 | 38% safer |
| Sandridge | 27 | 2.3 | 2423% safer |
| Sawbridgeworth | 333 | 37 | 58% safer |
| St Albans | 5,161 | 59 | 1.3% more dangerous |
| St Stephen | 930 | 65 | 11% more dangerous |
| Stevenage | 7,608 | 81 | 28% more dangerous |
| Tring | 489 | 39 | 48% safer |
| Waltham Cross | 1,188 | 109 | 47% more dangerous |
| Ware | 978 | 49 | 19% safer |
| Watford | 7,981 | 56 | 2.7% safer |
| Watford Rural | 1,309 | 59 | 1.7% more dangerous |
| Welwyn | 416 | 46 | 26% safer |
| Welwyn Garden City | 3,314 | 66 | 12% more dangerous |
| Crime Rate Per 1,000 Residents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crime | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Trend |
| Anti-Social Behaviour | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | Safer |
| Bicycle Theft | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 1.1 | Safer |
| Burglary | 5 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 2.6 | Safer |
| Criminal Damage and Arson | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Safer |
| Drugs | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.1 | Safer |
| Other Crime | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Safer |
| Other Theft | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Safer |
| Possession of Weapons | 1.4 | 0.64 | 0.48 | 0.52 | Safer |
| Public Order | 5 | 5 | 4.7 | 4.4 | Safer |
| Robbery (inc. mugging) | 0.69 | 0.81 | 0.60 | 0.44 | Safer |
| Shoplifting | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4.8 | Safer |
| Theft From the Person (inc. pickpocketing) | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.69 | 0.76 | Safer |
| Vehicle Crime | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | Safer |
| Violence and Sexual Offences | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | Getting worse |
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