Total Crime Rate
92.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barker Close area has the 27th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 91st highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barker Close (CM23 1ER) in the last 12 months was 92.0 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% lower than the Bishop's Stortford All Saints average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -51.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barker Close (CM23 1ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marshall Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kitchener Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishop's Stortford All Saints| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Chester Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Kiffin Road | Under investigation |
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