Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets
Middle areaThe south west of the East Hertfordshire. 9,402 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 35 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 30% of people in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets at a rate of 53.3 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 | 183 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 109 |
| Other crime | 79 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Drug offences | 29 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Shoplifting | 9 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets at a rate of 53.3 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, 47 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (183), anti-social behaviour (109) and other crime (79).
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 Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets alone. See East Hertfordshire
Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets was £475,500 in 2025.
Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets had 9,387 usual residents at the census.
About 30% of people in Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hertford Heath & Stanstead St Margarets, 84.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.