Total Crime Rate
68.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kings Court area has the 37th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 146th highest crime rate of 457 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 Kings Court (CM23 2AA) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% lower than the Bishop's Stortford All Saints average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kings Court (CM23 2AA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Causeway, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Walk (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishop's Stortford Parsonage| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A1059 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Causeway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hockerill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hockerill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1059 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1059 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heron Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Causeway | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kings Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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