Crime Rates at London Road, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 5SB

London Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Bishop's Stortford All Saints , and the 75th highest crime rate of 456 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 London Road (CM23 5SB) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 128.6% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 51.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 142.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 110.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (CM23 5SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dane Street, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.