Total Crime Rate

135.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 135.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 77.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.1 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Birchwood Mews area has the 20th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 49th highest 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 Birchwood Mews (CM23 5FA) in the last 12 months was 135.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 77.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Mews (CM23 5FA), the main crime hotspot is near Birchwood Mews. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Mews area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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