Total Crime Rate

37.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

7.5 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 37.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 7.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

New Town Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 193rd 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 New Town Road (CM23 3SB) in the last 12 months was 37.3 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Town Road (CM23 3SB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in New Town Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nails Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nails Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Nails Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swan Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Riverside Walk —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Riverside Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Potter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour South Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firlands Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middle Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oak Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Jervis Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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