Hertford South
Middle areaThe south west of the East Hertfordshire. 10,254 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 8% of people in Hertford South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hertford South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hertford South at a rate of 119.0 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 | 390 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 246 |
| Shoplifting | 196 |
| Other crime | 170 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 52 |
| Burglary | 41 |
| Drug offences | 40 |
| Theft from the person | 15 |
| Robbery | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hertford South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hertford South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hertford South at a rate of 119.0 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, 112 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hertford South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (390), anti-social behaviour (246) and shoplifting (196).
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 South alone. See East Hertfordshire
Hertford South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hertford South was £400,000 in 2025.
Hertford South had 9,632 usual residents at the census.
About 8% of people in Hertford South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hertford South, 85.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.