Postcode · Bishop's Stortford
Crime in CM22 6RF
How much crime is recorded in CM22 6RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Takeley, Airport & Mountfitchet South
- Council
- Uttlesford
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,008 (2024)
How safe is CM22 6RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 44.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM22 6RF area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
44.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
156
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
CM22 6RFNational
Anti-social behaviour34.110.7
Other theft32.84.5
Violence and sexual offences25.923.6
Burglary17.29.1
Shoplifting13.68.4
Vehicle crime11.93.5
Drugs9.02.4
Public order7.34.6
Criminal damage and arson6.84.7
Possession of weapons5.20.9
Theft from the person4.52.1
Other crime3.31.5
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.