Total Crime
108,428
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: April 2026
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YoY Change
+1.1%
107,201 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
+4.5%
26,116 vs 24,998
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 1.1% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 5.8%
•
Drugs ↑ 54.4%
•
Criminal damage and arson ↑ 1.1%
Offset by
•
Shoplifting ↓ 11.6%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 8.2%
•
Burglary ↓ 5.9%
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%
|
37,158 |
+5.8%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
21,720 |
-0.2%
vs -1.6% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Shoplifting
|
8,827 |
-11.6%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
8,577 |
-0.3%
vs -6.7% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
7,104 |
+1.1%
vs -4.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Vehicle crime
|
6,125 |
-8.2%
vs -10.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
5,634 |
+0.7%
vs -4.8% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Burglary
|
3,765 |
-5.9%
vs -7.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
3,535 |
+54.4%
vs +8.9% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
2,068 |
-4.9%
vs -4.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
1,051 |
-3.0%
vs -20.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
1,033 |
-14.3%
vs +9.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Bicycle theft
|
946 |
+8.5%
vs -10.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
885 |
+8.6%
vs +6.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |