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

Stansted Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 62nd 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 Stansted Road (CM23 5PS) in the last 12 months was 115.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 65.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stansted Road (CM23 5PS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Aspens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.