Total Crime Rate
63.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tanners Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bishop's Stortford South , and the 160th highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East Hertfordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tanners Way (SG12 8QE) in the last 12 months was 63.0 per 1,000 residents and was 63.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tanners Way (SG12 8QE), the main crime hotspot is near St Dunstan'S Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tanners Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Dunstan'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Dunstan'S Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Dunstan'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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