Hertfordshire Constabulary Crime Trends

Hertfordshire Constabulary Crime Drilldown

How crime is changing and what is driving it in Hertfordshire Constabulary.

Total Crime

108,629

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+0.8%

107,735 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

+13.4%

28,571 vs 25,196

Recent

What's Driving Change

High level changes impacting crime figures regionally

Crime is up 0.8% in this area.

Driven by

• Violence and sexual offences ↑ 4.3%

• Drugs ↑ 59.9%

• Anti-social behaviour ↑ 0.7%

Offset by

• Shoplifting ↓ 11.6%

• Vehicle crime ↓ 6.8%

• Burglary ↓ 8.0%

Crime Breakdown

Monthly Trend

Monthly crime compared to the same period last year

Latest 12 months vs previous 12 months

Crime Breakdown

Impact desc Total desc YoY desc Share desc

Crime type	Total 12m	YoY change	Share %	Trend
Drugs	3,762	+59.9% vs +3.5% nationally	3.5%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	898	+7.9% vs +8.5% nationally	0.8%	↑ Up
Bicycle theft	936	+4.9% vs -8.5% nationally	0.9%	↑ Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 34.2%	37,125	+4.3% vs +1.4% nationally	34.2%	↑ Up
Anti-social behaviour	21,843	+0.7% vs -1.3% nationally	20.1%	→ Flat
Other theft	8,633	+0.7% vs -4.6% nationally	7.9%	→ Flat
Public order	5,702	0.0% vs -3.2% nationally	5.2%	→ Flat
Other crime	2,112	-0.7% vs -2.0% nationally	1.9%	→ Flat
Criminal damage and arson	6,938	-2.5% vs -4.8% nationally	6.4%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	6,054	-6.8% vs -7.0% nationally	5.6%	↓ Down
Burglary	3,708	-8.0% vs -6.3% nationally	3.4%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	983	-10.3% vs -20.9% nationally	0.9%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	8,905	-11.6% vs -2.3% nationally	8.2%	↓ Down
Robbery	1,030	-12.1% vs +9.2% nationally	0.9%	↓ Down