Total Crime Rate
31.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Steeple View area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 137th 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 Steeple View (CM23 2UX) in the last 12 months was 31.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Bishop's Stortford All Saints average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (β 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Steeple View (CM23 2UX), 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 | Shoplifting | Potter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurst Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Windhill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Potter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| 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 | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | William Searing Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carrigans | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Potter Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Potter Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Potter Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Potter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Potter Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Potter Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrett Lane | Under investigation |
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