Total Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 6.2 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Parsonage Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 12th 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 Parsonage Lane (CM23 5BE) in the last 12 months was 6.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% lower than the Bishop's Stortford All Saints average (99.2 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. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -94.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parsonage Lane (CM23 5BE), the main crime hotspot is near Plaw Hatch Close. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bishop's Stortford All Saints

Crime Over Time in Parsonage Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldings —
Sep 2025Other theft Myson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaw Hatch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plaw Hatch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plaw Hatch Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Manor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alconbury Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Alconbury Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Alconbury Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyd Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyd Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boyd Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Boyd Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 19 of 19

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑