Total Crime Rate
393.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025King Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 9th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around King Street (CM23 2NB) in the last 12 months was 393.3 per 1,000 residents and was 296.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 110.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 102 (≈ 201.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Street (CM23 2NB), 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.
View Crime In Bishop's Stortford All Saints| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B1004 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windhill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrett Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrett Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barrett Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrett Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | William Searing Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrett Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yew Tree Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrett Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrett Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carrigans | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Potter Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Potter Street | Awaiting court outcome |
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