Total Crime Rate

159.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 159.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Other theft 20.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southmill Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 39th highest crime rate of 456 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 Southmill Road (CM23 3DH) in the last 12 months was 159.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% higher than the Bishop's Stortford All Saints average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 92.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 418.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southmill Road (CM23 3DH), the main crime hotspot is near John Dyde Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southmill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Dyde Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Dyde Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Dyde Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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