Total Crime Rate

729.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

221.0 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 729.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 232.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 221.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 176.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.5 10/10
  • Other theft 60.8 10/10
  • Burglary 38.7 10/10
  • Drugs 33.2 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.6 10/10
  • Robbery 16.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Other crime 11.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

South Street area has the highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 2nd 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 South Street (CM23 3AB) in the last 12 months was 729.3 per 1,000 residents and was 632.1% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 221.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (CM23 3AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 145 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 South Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/101)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Archer Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Dyde Close —
Apr 2026Burglary John Dyde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary John Dyde Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft John Dyde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft John Dyde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person John Dyde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Dyde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The George Courtyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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