Total Crime Rate

188.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 188.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hadham Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bishop's Stortford Central , and the 29th 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 Hadham Road (CM23 2QE) in the last 12 months was 188.3 per 1,000 residents and was 113.2% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 90.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 616.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hadham Road (CM23 2QE), the main crime hotspot is near Patmore Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hadham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stort Lodge
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Patmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rainbird Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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