Total Crime Rate

40.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 40.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hipkins area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 209th lowest crime rate of 457 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 Hipkins (CM23 4DY) in the last 12 months was 40.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hipkins (CM23 4DY), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Crescent. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hipkins area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Appleton Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rushleigh Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Honeybourne Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Villiers-Sur-Marne Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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