Total Crime Rate
75.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025This area has the 4th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bishop's Stortford South , and the 120th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around This (SG12 7QR) in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.1% higher than the Bishop's Stortford South average (38.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around postcode SG12 7QR, the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brook End, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Croft (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bishop's Stortford South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brook End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Croft | Under investigation |
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