Total Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 67.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.1 6/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Radley Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bishop's Stortford Central , and the 149th highest crime rate of 457 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 Radley Lane (CM23 2GR) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.9% lower than the Bishop's Stortford Central average (89.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Radley Lane (CM23 2GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hadham Grove, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newland Avenue (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Radley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lovett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patmore Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Lovett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hadham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hadham Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hadham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Lovett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newland Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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