Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 36.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pynchbek area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pynchbek (CM23 4DH) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pynchbek (CM23 4DH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pynchbek area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whittington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Whittington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whittington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Obrey Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Obrey Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whittington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whittington Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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