Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 24.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chinnery Hill area has the 45th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 179th highest crime rate of 457 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 Chinnery Hill (CM23 3PS) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 166.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chinnery Hill (CM23 3PS), the main crime hotspot is near Merrill Place. Police recorded 31 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 Chinnery Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrill Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbera Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Robinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bentley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robinson Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thorley Hill

Data Sources

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