Total Crime Rate
29.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wharf Road 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 Wharf Road (CM23 3HU) 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 Wharf Road (CM23 3HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Riverside, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverside Walk (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishop's Stortford All Saints| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Trinity Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Riverside Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Riverside Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Riverside Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Riverside Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Riverside Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Riverside Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Riverside Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Riverside Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Riverside Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Riverside Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nails Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Riverside Walk | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riverside | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Riverside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Riverside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Riverside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Riverside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1059 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Southmill Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | South Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Riverside Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nails Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swan Court | Under investigation |
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