Crime Rates at Rushleigh Green, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 4JH

Rushleigh Green area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 59th highest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rushleigh Green (CM23 4JH) in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.8% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 58.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rushleigh Green (CM23 4JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Obrey Way, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Ridings (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.