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Crime in Hertfordshire
Published street-crime records for Hertfordshire from the Hertfordshire Constabulary area on data.police.uk.
Data scope: Watford, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, and the Hertfordshire Constabulary area.
Latest month: July 2026
Street-crime records
5,696
Police-recorded action or local resolution
83
Share with those outcomes
1.5%
Coverage for Hertfordshire Constabulary currently spans 150 months
of loaded street-crime data, from December 2013 to July 2026.
Outcome shares are descriptive summaries of published police outcomes, not conviction rates.
Last 12 loaded months
August 2025 to July 2026.
Street-crime records
59,413
Share with action or local resolution
3.3%
Change vs previous 12 months
-2.2%
Month-by-month totals
| Month |
Street-crime records |
| August 2025 |
5,294 |
| September 2025 |
4,684 |
| October 2025 |
5,136 |
| November 2025 |
4,854 |
| December 2025 |
4,592 |
| January 2026 |
4,487 |
| February 2026 |
4,292 |
| March 2026 |
4,848 |
| April 2026 |
5,021 |
| May 2026 |
5,362 |
| June 2026 |
5,147 |
| July 2026 |
5,696 |
Top crime categories
Share of street-crime records in the same trailing window for the Hertfordshire Constabulary area.
| Category |
Records |
Share |
| Violent Crime |
20,112 |
33.9% |
| Anti Social Behaviour |
10,641 |
17.9% |
| Shoplifting |
4,844 |
8.2% |
| Other Theft |
4,270 |
7.2% |
| Vehicle Crime |
4,152 |
7.0% |
| Criminal Damage Arson |
3,990 |
6.7% |
| Public Order |
3,515 |
5.9% |
| Drugs |
2,248 |
3.8% |
Stop and search
Latest loaded month for Hertfordshire Constabulary: July 2026.
Limits to keep in mind
- These figures are published police records for the Hertfordshire Constabulary area, not a single borough, council area, street, or postcode.
- Published locations are approximate; they are snapped to anonymous map points before release.
- Recording practices differ between forces, so force-to-force comparisons need care.
- Outcome labels are not court results or conviction rates.
Full detail is on the methodology page.
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