Crime Rates at Linkside Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5LR

Linkside Road area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 194th lowest crime rate of 457 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 Linkside Road (CM23 5LR) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linkside Road (CM23 5LR), the main crime hotspot is near Haymeads Lane. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.