Total Crime Rate

8.8 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 8.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Heath 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.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cranwell Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Mews
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaw Hatch Close 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 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

Data Sources

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