Total Crime Rate

6.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.0 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 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
  • 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Meadowsweet Close area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Bishop's Stortford Central , and the 11th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Meadowsweet Close (CM23 4PY) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 93.2% lower than the Bishop's Stortford Central average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Meadowsweet Close (CM23 4PY), the main crime hotspot is near Stockmen Field. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bishop's Stortford Central

Crime Over Time in Meadowsweet Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tailors Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Drayman'S Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stockmen Field Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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