Total Crime Rate
109.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mill Cottages area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bishop's Stortford South , and the 63rd 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 Mill Cottages (SG10 6AU) in the last 12 months was 109.7 per 1,000 residents and was 141.9% higher than the Bishop's Stortford South average (45.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Cottages (SG10 6AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millers View, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Windmill Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Much Hadham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Millers View | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Millers View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Millers View | Under investigation |
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