Crime Rate in Bishop's Stortford Central, ward

Bishop's Stortford Central has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 wards in East Hertfordshire district and the 2280th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 196th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bishop's Stortford Central in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% higher than the East Hertfordshire district average (68.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bishop's Stortford Central’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 343 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 3 cases , down -76.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 408 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bishop's Stortford Central ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Potter Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.