Crime Rates at Cavell Drive, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5PX

Cavell Drive area has the 14th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 457 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 Cavell Drive (CM23 5PX) in the last 12 months was 192.9 per 1,000 residents and was 93.6% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 112.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 132.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 94.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cavell Drive (CM23 5PX), the main crime hotspot is near Haymeads Lane. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.