Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Heron Court area has the 44th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 195th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heron Court (CM23 2FL) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Court (CM23 2FL), the main crime hotspot is near Riverside. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heron Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anchor Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Link Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Riverside Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Riverside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Riverside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Riverside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs All Saints Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Riverside —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Causeway —
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Causeway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1059 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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