Total Crime
108,105
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Hertfordshire Constabulary
Hertfordshire Constabulary Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Hertfordshire Constabulary.
Latest month: March 2026
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YoY Change
+1.3%
106,723 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-3.5%
25,196 vs 26,114
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 1.3% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 7.5%
•
Drugs ↑ 48.8%
•
Public order ↑ 2.9%
Offset by
•
Shoplifting ↓ 12.1%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 9.3%
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 1.9%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Hertfordshire Constabulary monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 34.3%
|
37,125 |
+7.5%
vs +1.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
21,639 |
-1.9%
vs -0.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
8,779 |
-12.1%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
8,620 |
+0.3%
vs -6.9% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
7,054 |
+0.3%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Vehicle crime
|
6,034 |
-9.3%
vs -11.7% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
5,637 |
+2.9%
vs -4.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Burglary
|
3,796 |
-5.0%
vs -9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
3,401 |
+48.8%
vs +12.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
2,075 |
-3.3%
vs -3.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
1,054 |
-12.9%
vs +9.3% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
1,047 |
-4.7%
vs -20.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
949 |
+12.6%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
895 |
+12.9%
vs +6.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |