Total Crime Rate
515.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
198.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026John Dyde Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 6th 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 John Dyde Close (CM23 3BS) in the last 12 months was 515.9 per 1,000 residents and was 417.8% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 198.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around John Dyde Close (CM23 3BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside Walk, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishop's Stortford All Saints| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Terrace | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Riverside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Causeway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Causeway | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A1059 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nails Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1059 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A1059 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hockerill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hockerill Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Swan Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Swan Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Swan Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Swan Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside Walk | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Riverside Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nails Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nails Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Riverside Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | River View | Under investigation |
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