Total Crime Rate

57.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 57.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 49.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 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
  • 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

Piggotts Way area has the 44th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 177th 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 Piggotts Way (CM23 3QS) in the last 12 months was 57.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 112.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 112.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piggotts Way (CM23 3QS), the main crime hotspot is near Scott Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Piggotts Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Link Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wentworth Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Link Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Waytemore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Honeybourne Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers-Sur-Marne Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Waytemore Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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