Postcode · Bishop's Stortford
Crime in CM23 2RF
How much crime is recorded in CM23 2RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,764 (2024)
How safe is CM23 2RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM23 2RF area, 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
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 2RFNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Burglary13.59.1
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Other theft4.04.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.74.6
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Other crime0.11.5
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 51% 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.