Total Crime Rate

340.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 340.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 78.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.1 8/10
  • Drugs 31.4 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Burglary 20.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.7 10/10
  • Public order 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dearlove Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 11th highest crime rate of 457 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 Dearlove Place (CM23 2GG) in the last 12 months was 340.3 per 1,000 residents and was 241.6% 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 15 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 Bicycle theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dearlove Place (CM23 2GG), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Dearlove Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dane Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hockerill Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hockerill Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A1059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Heron Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Causeway —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Drugs The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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