Total Crime Rate

239.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.3 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 239.7 10/10
  • Other theft 96.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 44.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Friedberg Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 17th 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 Friedberg Avenue (CM23 4RF) in the last 12 months was 239.7 per 1,000 residents and was 140.6% 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 Other theft with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friedberg Avenue (CM23 4RF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Friedberg Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ellenborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penningtons —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Herald Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Norman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Penningtons —
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Data Sources

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