Total Crime Rate
443.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
154.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Oaktree Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 8th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Oaktree Close (CM23 3RX) in the last 12 months was 443.1 per 1,000 residents and was 344.8% higher 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 154.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oaktree Close (CM23 3RX), the main crime hotspot is near Potter Street. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bishop's Stortford Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | John Dyde Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | The George Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The George Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The George Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The George Courtyard | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The George Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The George Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The George Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The George Courtyard | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barrett Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The George Courtyard | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nails Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | North Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Causeway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Causeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | William Searing Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Causeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | The Causeway | Under investigation |
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