Total Crime Rate

170.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 170.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Other theft 12.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Farnham Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 34th 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 Farnham Road (CM23 1JJ) in the last 12 months was 170.9 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 80.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 146.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2620.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farnham Road (CM23 1JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Westwood Place. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Farnham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Westwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westwood Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westwood Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westwood Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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