Total Crime Rate

186.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 186.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 68.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

London Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 30th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (CM23 5NA) in the last 12 months was 186.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CM23 5NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dane Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Dyde Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour John Dyde Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A1059 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Dyde Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime John Dyde Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Anchor Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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