Total Crime Rate

236.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 236.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 75.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Drugs 16.4 9/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle 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

Thorley Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 18th 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 Thorley Lane (CM23 4AB) in the last 12 months was 236.1 per 1,000 residents and was 137.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 75.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 115.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thorley Lane (CM23 4AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whittington Way, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hawthorn Rise (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thorley Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Whittington Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whittington Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whittington Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thorley Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Rise —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hawthorn Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Rise Under investigation
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Data Sources

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