Total Crime Rate

71.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 29.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Thorley Hill area has the 34th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 137th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thorley Hill (CM23 3NB) in the last 12 months was 71.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.4% 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 Shoplifting with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorley Hill (CM23 3NB), the main crime hotspot is near Merrill Place. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thorley Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beechlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrill Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Apsley Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Beechlands Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merrill Place —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thorley Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Road —

Data Sources

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