Total Crime Rate

188.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

100.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 188.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 100.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.8 9/10
  • Other theft 18.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hadham Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bishop's Stortford Central , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 457 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 111.4% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 100.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 119.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hadham Road (CM23 2QE), the main crime hotspot is near Patmore Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 10 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stort Lodge Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Patmore Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hadham Road —
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Data Sources

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