Total Crime Rate

39.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 39.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 25.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Adderley Road area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 457 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 Adderley Road (CM23 3AX) in the last 12 months was 39.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Adderley Road (CM23 3AX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Adderley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The George Courtyard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nails Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrett Lane
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrett Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrett Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrett Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrett Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nails Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nails Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Causeway
Apr 2026Other theft Heron Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A1059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Under investigation

Data Sources

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