Buntingford & Great Hormead
Middle areaThe north of the East Hertfordshire. 9,778 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 52 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 79% of people in Buntingford & Great Hormead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Buntingford & Great Hormead
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Buntingford & Great Hormead at a rate of 62.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across East Hertfordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 221 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 173 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 62 |
| Other crime | 51 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Shoplifting | 29 |
| Drug offences | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Buntingford & Great Hormead compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Buntingford & Great Hormead safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Buntingford & Great Hormead at a rate of 62.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across East Hertfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Buntingford & Great Hormead.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (221), anti-social behaviour (173) and criminal damage and arson (62).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of East Hertfordshire
These figures are published for the whole of East Hertfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Hertfordshire and not Buntingford & Great Hormead alone. See East Hertfordshire
Buntingford & Great Hormead in brief
The median price paid for a home in Buntingford & Great Hormead was £450,000 in 2025.
Buntingford & Great Hormead had 9,319 usual residents at the census.
About 79% of people in Buntingford & Great Hormead live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Buntingford & Great Hormead, 87.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.