Total Crime Rate
222.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
131.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Percival Court 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 Percival Court (CM23 2EF) 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 Percival Court (CM23 2EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dane Street, where police recorded 29 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 All Saints| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Clayponds | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Heron Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Public order | A1059 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dane Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Dane Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dane Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kings Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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