Crime Rates at Lea Grove, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5EB

Lea Grove area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 457 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lea Grove (CM23 5EB) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% lower 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 Public order with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lea Grove (CM23 5EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boyd Close, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Millcroft (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.