Total Crime Rate

134.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 134.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sewell Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bishop's Stortford Central , and the 50th 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 Sewell Street (CM23 2XD) in the last 12 months was 134.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sewell Street (CM23 2XD), the main crime hotspot is near Hadham Grove. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sewell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boswell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lovett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lovett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lovett Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Hadham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Hadham Grove Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hadham Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Park Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansfield Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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