Postcode sector · Bishop's Stortford
Crime in CM23 0
How much crime is recorded in CM23 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 4,755 (2024)
How safe is CM23 0
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM23 0, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
CM23 0National
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Burglary16.29.1
Anti-social behaviour15.310.7
Other theft4.74.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Drugs1.52.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.71.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 39% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.