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Hertfordshire Constabulary Crime Drilldown

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

Latest month: March 2026 Back to national dashboard

Total Crime

108,105

Latest 12 months

YoY Change

+1.3%

106,723 in the prior 12 months

Higher

Last 3-Month Trend

-3.5%

25,196 vs 26,114

Recent

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

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	3,401	+48.8% vs +12.3% nationally	3.1%	↑ Up
Possession of weapons	895	+12.9% vs +6.8% nationally	0.8%	↑ Up
Bicycle theft	949	+12.6% vs -10.4% nationally	0.9%	↑ Up
Violence and sexual offences Largest category · 34.3%	37,125	+7.5% vs +1.1% nationally	34.3%	↑ Up
Public order	5,637	+2.9% vs -4.3% nationally	5.2%	↑ Up
Criminal damage and arson	7,054	+0.3% vs -4.2% nationally	6.5%	→ Flat
Other theft	8,620	+0.3% vs -6.9% nationally	8.0%	→ Flat
Anti-social behaviour	21,639	-1.9% vs -0.2% nationally	20.0%	↓ Down
Other crime	2,075	-3.3% vs -3.0% nationally	1.9%	↓ Down
Theft from the person	1,047	-4.7% vs -20.1% nationally	1.0%	↓ Down
Burglary	3,796	-5.0% vs -9.2% nationally	3.5%	↓ Down
Vehicle crime	6,034	-9.3% vs -11.7% nationally	5.6%	↓ Down
Shoplifting	8,779	-12.1% vs -4.9% nationally	8.1%	↓ Down
Robbery	1,054	-12.9% vs +9.3% nationally	1.0%	↓ Down