Total Crime Rate
58.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawthorn Rise area has the 40th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 171st highest crime rate of 456 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 Hawthorn Rise (CM23 4AW) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Bishop's Stortford All Saints average (99.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawthorn Rise (CM23 4AW), the main crime hotspot is near Whittington Way. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bishop's Stortford All Saints| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Whittington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hawthorn Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whittington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Whittington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whittington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Whittington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorley Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorley Street | Under investigation |
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