Total Crime Rate

91.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.2 7/10
  • Shoplifting 42.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (CM23 3JJ) in the last 12 months was 91.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% lower than the Bishop's Stortford All Saints average (99.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (CM23 3JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Twyford Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences River View Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Twyford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorley Hill —
Apr 2026Other theft Bentley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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