Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 38.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.5 1/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Wych Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bishop's Stortford South , and the 176th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Wych Lane (CM21 0JR) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.2% higher than the Bishop's Stortford South average (38.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in High Wych Lane area

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Data Sources

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