Total Crime Rate
70.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dunmow Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 139th highest 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 Dunmow Road (CM23 5HE) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dunmow Road (CM23 5HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Grange Walk (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishop's Stortford All Saints| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Walk | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | All Saints Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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