Total Crime Rate

502.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 502.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 132.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 116.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 82.9 10/10
  • Public order 40.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Other theft 28.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.3 10/10
  • Robbery 21.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 14.2 9/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 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

St Josephs Court area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 6th 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 St Josephs Court (CM23 3FL) in the last 12 months was 502.4 per 1,000 residents and was 406.2% 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 Shoplifting with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 180.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Josephs Court (CM23 3FL), the main crime hotspot is near Potter Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Josephs Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Firlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Potter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Potter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Potter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Potter Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Square —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nails Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Potter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nails Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nails Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barrett Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barrett Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrett Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrett Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Potter Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Potter Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Potter Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft William Searing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jervis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Trinity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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