Crime Rates at Shangani Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3JP

Shangani Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 457 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 Shangani Road (CM23 3JP) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shangani Road (CM23 3JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near River View (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.