Total Crime Rate

729.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

221.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 729.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 232.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 221.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.5 10/10
  • Other theft 60.8 10/10
  • Burglary 38.7 10/10
  • Drugs 33.2 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.6 10/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Masterman Wharf area has the highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 457 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 Masterman Wharf (CM23 2DN) in the last 12 months was 729.3 per 1,000 residents and was 632.1% higher 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 Shoplifting with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 221.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Masterman Wharf (CM23 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Potter Street. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Masterman Wharf area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Causeway —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nails Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nails Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nails Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Terrace —
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Data Sources

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