Crime Rates at Hockerill Street, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2DW

Hockerill Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 24th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hockerill Street (CM23 2DW) in the last 12 months was 222.9 per 1,000 residents and was 123.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 131.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hockerill Street (CM23 2DW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside Walk, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.