Total Crime Rate

80.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Clark Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bishop's Stortford Central , and the 108th highest crime rate of 456 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 Clark Street (CM23 2GP) in the last 12 months was 80.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower than the Bishop's Stortford Central average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clark Street (CM23 2GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hadham Grove, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newland Avenue (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bishop's Stortford Central

Crime Over Time in Clark Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hadham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hadham Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hadham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sewell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Franklin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grove Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Park Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hadham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hadham Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Newland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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