Crime Rates at South Street, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3GA

South Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 127th 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 South Street (CM23 3GA) in the last 12 months was 29.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Street (CM23 3GA), the main crime hotspot is near Riverside Walk. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.