Crime Rates at Windhill, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 2NH

Windhill area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bishop's Stortford Central , and the 57th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windhill (CM23 2NH) in the last 12 months was 16.0 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windhill (CM23 2NH), the main crime hotspot is near Firlands. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.