Total Crime Rate

128.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 128.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 37.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

South Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 57th highest crime rate of 456 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 3JQ) in the last 12 months was 128.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (CM23 3JQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tanners Wharf (10 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 (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Southmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson South Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Burley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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