Total Crime Rate

24.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 24.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 6.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Norfolk Way area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 102nd 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 Norfolk Way (CM23 3PY) in the last 12 months was 24.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.7% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Way (CM23 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Crescent. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrill Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merrill Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robinson Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Robinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Robinson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robinson Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Appleton Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbera Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merrill Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coronation Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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