Total Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heath Row area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 22nd 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 Heath Row (CM23 5BU) in the last 12 months was 8.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
In the area around Heath Row (CM23 5BU), 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| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cranwell Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plaw Hatch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchwood Mews | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plaw Hatch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plaw Hatch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plaw Hatch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plaw Hatch Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Plaw Hatch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plaw Hatch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plaw Hatch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plaw Hatch Close | — |
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