Total Crime Rate

514.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

122.4 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 514.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 220.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 122.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Public order 35.0 10/10
  • Drugs 28.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Robbery 14.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 7th 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 2WH) in the last 12 months was 514.0 per 1,000 residents and was 416.0% higher than the Bishop's Stortford All Saints average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 122.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hadham Road (CM23 2WH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Potter Street (38 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hadham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/58)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Canfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bells Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potter Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potter Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potter Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Potter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Potter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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