Crap Towns / Buntingford / Criminal damage
How bad is criminal damage in Buntingford?
The police recorded 5.0 crimes of criminal damage and arson per 1,000 people a year in Buntingford from September 2023 to August 2026, 29% lower than the typical town's 7.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 6.7, up from 5.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 5.1 | 7.3 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 3.3 | 6.9 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Town | Distance | Crimes per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Stevenage | 12.3 km | 7.2 |
| Baldock | 12.0 km | 6.6 |
| Letchworth | 14.2 km | 6.5 |
| Hertford | 17.5 km | 5.3 |
| Buntingford | – | 5.0 |
| Ware | 15.2 km | 5.0 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 15.6 km | 5.0 |
| Hitchin | 17.0 km | 5.0 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 16.3 km | 4.4 |
| Royston | 11.3 km | 4.0 |
| Stotfold | 16.3 km | 3.1 |
| The typical town | – | 7.0 |