Postcode · Bishop's Stortford
Crime in CM23 4BE
How much crime is recorded in CM23 4BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Much Hadham & Hunsdon
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,354 (2024)
How safe is CM23 4BE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM23 4BE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 4BENational
Burglary11.79.1
Violence and sexual offences6.423.6
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Anti-social behaviour4.910.7
Other theft4.04.5
Public order1.64.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.