Hertfordshire Constabulary

Crime in Hertford

Street-level crime statistics for Hertford based on official UK Police data. Updated January 2026.

Data covers February 2023 – January 2026 2,532 crimes in last 12 months

7 / 100 High Crime

Safety Score

2,532 Crimes (last 12 months)

↑0.5% vs Previous 12 Months

7/100 Safety Score

25.9% Crimes with Outcome

Crime Zone Map

Neighbourhood boundaries coloured by safety score. Click adjacent zones to explore.

Very Safe (85+) Safe (65–84) Average (45–64) Below Avg (25–44) High Crime (0–24)

Crime by Category

Last 12 months — 2,532 total crimes recorded in Hertford

Violent Crime

871

Anti-Social Behaviour

528

Shoplifting

202

↓16%

Other Theft

201

Public Order

145

↓16%

Criminal Damage & Arson

142

↓13%

Vehicle Crime

138

Burglary

↑55%

Drugs

↑107%

Other Crime

↓18%

Bicycle Theft

↑33%

Possession of Weapons

↑9%

Theft from Person

Robbery

↓35%

Monthly Crime Trend

Month-by-month crime totals for Hertford

183

02/23

219

03/23

171

04/23

211

05/23

214

06/23

218

07/23

155

08/23

210

09/23

219

10/23

159

11/23

146

12/23

169

01/24

172

02/24

198

03/24

176

04/24

222

05/24

248

06/24

237

07/24

253

08/24

189

09/24

214

10/24

210

11/24

204

12/24

197

01/25

168

02/25

179

03/25

209

04/25

204

05/25

298

06/25

224

07/25

281

08/25

197

09/25

231

10/25

203

11/25

168

12/25

170

01/26

Top Crime Hotspots

Highest-crime street locations in Hertford (12 months)

Explore by Month

View detailed crime data for each month in Hertford

January 2026 170 crimes December 2025 168 crimes November 2025 203 crimes October 2025 231 crimes September 2025 197 crimes August 2025 281 crimes July 2025 224 crimes June 2025 298 crimes May 2025 204 crimes April 2025 209 crimes March 2025 179 crimes February 2025 168 crimes January 2025 197 crimes December 2024 204 crimes November 2024 210 crimes October 2024 214 crimes September 2024 189 crimes August 2024 253 crimes July 2024 237 crimes June 2024 248 crimes May 2024 222 crimes April 2024 176 crimes March 2024 198 crimes February 2024 172 crimes January 2024 169 crimes December 2023 146 crimes November 2023 159 crimes October 2023 219 crimes September 2023 210 crimes August 2023 155 crimes July 2023 218 crimes June 2023 214 crimes May 2023 211 crimes April 2023 171 crimes March 2023 219 crimes February 2023 183 crimes

Other Neighbourhoods — Hertfordshire Constabulary

East Herts Rural Bishops Stortford and Sawbridgeworth Ware Welwyn Hatfield North Welwyn Hatfield South Welwyn Hatfield West Abbots Langley Rickmansworth and District Oxhey Watford North Watford Central Watford Outer Berkhamsted and Tring Hemel Hempstead North Rural, West and Central Hemel Hempstead East Kings Langley and Hemel Hempstead South East Stevenage North Stevenage Central Stevenage South Harpenden and Rural St Albans Central, North and West London Colney, St Stephens and St Albans East Royston and Royston Rural Letchworth and Baldock Town Hitchin Urban Hitchin Rural Bushey and Radlett Borehamwood and Elstree Potters Bar and Shenley Hoddesdon Cheshunt East Cheshunt West View all Hertfordshire Constabulary neighbourhoods

Data source: All crime data is sourced from the UK Police Open Data API, operated by the Home Office, and is published under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Last updated: January 2026. Crime records show street-level location and category only — no personal information is included.