Total Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 24.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 3.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 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
  • 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
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

Elmbrook Drive area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 457 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 Elmbrook Drive (CM23 4JB) in the last 12 months was 24.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmbrook Drive (CM23 4JB), 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 Elmbrook Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Rushleigh Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Appleton Fields Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dove Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Obrey Way —
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Data Sources

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