Total Crime Rate
37.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Apton 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 Apton Road (CM23 3SS) 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 Apton Road (CM23 3SS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nails Lane, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Firlands (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishop's Stortford Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nails Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Market Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jervis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bells Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middle Row | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Firlands | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Windhill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nails Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Archer Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Nails Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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