Total Crime Rate
213.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Raynham Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 21st highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Raynham Road (CM23 5PE) in the last 12 months was 213.6 per 1,000 residents and was 115.2% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 135.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 122.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Raynham Road (CM23 5PE), the main crime hotspot is near Plaw Hatch Close. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bishop's Stortford All Saints| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Urban Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plaw Hatch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Edens Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Myson Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Elm Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plaw Hatch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wayletts Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plaw Hatch Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plaw Hatch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Manor | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Plaw Hatch Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Plaw Hatch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plaw Hatch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Plaw Hatch Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Plaw Hatch Close | Under investigation |
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