Total Crime Rate

9.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 9.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Colts area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 26th 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 The Colts (CM23 4DL) in the last 12 months was 9.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Colts (CM23 4DL), 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 The Colts area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Whittington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Calverley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson 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 2025Public order Whittington Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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