Total Crime Rate

213.6 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 213.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Raynham 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.

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Crime Over Time in Raynham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Urban Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Edens Close
Sep 2025Other theft Myson Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Elm Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wayletts Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaw Hatch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Manor Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Plaw Hatch Close
Sep 2025Public order Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plaw Hatch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaw Hatch Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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