Total Crime Rate
443.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
154.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026South Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 8th 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 3AT) in the last 12 months was 443.1 per 1,000 residents and was 344.8% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 154.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around South Street (CM23 3AT), the main crime hotspot is near Potter Street. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bishop's Stortford Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The George Courtyard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | John Dyde Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Potter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Dyde Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Dyde Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Dyde Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | John Dyde Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | John Dyde Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | John Dyde Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | John Dyde Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | John Dyde Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Potter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrett Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrett Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrett Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrett Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrett Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrett Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Potter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Potter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Potter Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | William Searing Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Street | Under investigation |
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