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Postcode sector · Bishop's Stortford

Crime in CM23 1

How much crime is recorded in CM23 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Uttlesford
Region
East of England
Population
8,863 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CM23 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in CM23 1, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 1National
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary10.09.1
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order1.94.6
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs1.52.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.81.5
Shoplifting0.68.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 20% 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.

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