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

Dane 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 Dane Street (CM23 3BT) 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 Dane Street (CM23 3BT), 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 Dane Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Causeway Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dane Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Dane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dane Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potter Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potter Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Potter Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Potter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Potter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Dyde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kings Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Archer Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Dyde Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour John Dyde Close —
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Data Sources

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