Total Crime
108,214
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: January 2026
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YoY Change
+2.3%
105,734 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-9.2%
24,998 vs 27,546
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is up 2.3% in this area.
Driven by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↑ 10.3%
•
Drugs ↑ 40.1%
•
Public order ↑ 9.8%
Offset by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↓ 4.5%
•
Shoplifting ↓ 8.3%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 9.9%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Drugs
|
3,152 |
+40.1%
vs +16.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
973 |
+19.2%
vs -12.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Possession of weapons
|
877 |
+12.1%
vs +4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 34.1%
|
36,955 |
+10.3%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Public order
|
5,689 |
+9.8%
vs -4.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other theft
|
8,782 |
+3.0%
vs -8.2% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
7,018 |
-0.5%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
→ Flat |
|
Other crime
|
2,057 |
-2.2%
vs +0.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
1,051 |
-4.1%
vs -18.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
3,849 |
-4.2%
vs -10.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
21,642 |
-4.5%
vs +0.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Robbery
|
1,109 |
-7.2%
vs +5.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Shoplifting
|
8,983 |
-8.3%
vs -3.1% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
6,077 |
-9.9%
vs -13.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |