Total Crime Rate

22.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.5 2/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Abbotts Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Bishop's Stortford South , and the 91st lowest 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 Abbotts Lane (SG12 8RS) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 41.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotts Lane (SG12 8RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bell Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Daintrees (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Abbotts Lane area

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Data Sources

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