Postcode · Bishop's Stortford
Crime in CM23 4RX
How much crime is recorded in CM23 4RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bishop's Stortford South
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,008 (2024)
How safe is CM23 4RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CM23 4RX area, 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
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 4RXNational
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour20.410.7
Burglary9.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime2.21.5
Public order0.94.6
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 144% 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.