Crime Rates at Stansted Road, Birchanger, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5PS

Stansted Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 457 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 Stansted Road (CM23 5PS) in the last 12 months was 110.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stansted Road (CM23 5PS), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.