Total Crime Rate

515.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

198.4 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 515.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 198.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 198.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 47.6 10/10
  • Drugs 15.9 9/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.9 10/10
  • Public order 15.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.9 5/10
  • Other crime 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

John 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.

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Crime Over Time in John Dyde Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Terrace
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Causeway
Apr 2026Burglary The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Causeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A1059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nails Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1059 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hockerill Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hockerill Street
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Walk
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nails Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nails Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation

Data Sources

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