Total Crime Rate

360.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 360.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 97.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 90.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.4 10/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.0 8/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Northgate End area has the 6th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 11th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northgate End (CM23 2EX) in the last 12 months was 360.1 per 1,000 residents and was 262.9% 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 Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 115.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northgate End (CM23 2EX), the main crime hotspot is near Potter Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northgate End area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B1004 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Potter Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft William Searing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Yew Tree Place
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Potter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Square
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Galloway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Carrigans
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Link Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street

Data Sources

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