Crime Rates at Southmill Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3DP

Southmill Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 144th lowest crime rate of 456 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 Southmill Road (CM23 3DP) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.0% lower 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 Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southmill Road (CM23 3DP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.