East Herts Rural vs Hertford

East Herts Rural has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) and recorded 2,241 crimes in the last 12 months. Hertford has a safety score of 8/100 (High Crime) with 2,450 crimes. Both areas score equally on the safety index.

East Herts Rural shows a year-on-year crime trend of -13.2% — meaning total crimes fell compared to the same period the prior year. Hertford shows -1.9% (falling). A downward trend is a positive sign for an area.

In East Herts Rural, the most recorded crime category over the last 12 months is Violent Crime (820 incidents). In Hertford, it is Violent Crime (833 incidents). The full breakdown by category is shown in the chart above.

East Herts Rural recorded 546 anti-social behaviour incidents in the last 12 months, while Hertford recorded 506. Anti-social behaviour includes rowdiness, nuisance and disorder that disrupts daily life but may not result in a criminal charge.

Violent crime in East Herts Rural totalled 820 incidents over the last 12 months, compared to 833 in Hertford. Violent crime includes assault with and without injury, harassment, and public order offences.

In the 12 months prior to the most recent period, East Herts Rural recorded 2,581 crimes (now 2,241, a change of -13.2%). Hertford recorded 2,497 crimes previously (now 2,450, -1.9%).

The resolution rate is the percentage of recorded crimes that resulted in a formal outcome — such as a charge, caution, penalty notice, or community resolution. East Herts Rural has a resolution rate of 0% and Hertford has 28.5%. A higher rate indicates police are more frequently resolving reported crimes in that area.

East Herts Rural falls within the Hertfordshire Constabulary boundary. Hertford is covered by Hertfordshire Constabulary. Each force operates independently and publishes crime data through the national UK Police API.

CrimeRadar uses 36 months of official recorded crime data from the UK Police API, updated each month. The safety score combines crime volume relative to the force average, year-on-year trend direction, and resolution rate. All figures are based on crimes recorded within each police-defined neighbourhood boundary.

Yes — CrimeRadar has individual crime map pages for both East Herts Rural and Hertford. You can view interactive maps, monthly trends and hotspot locations by visiting each neighbourhood's full statistics page linked above.