Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing
Middle areaThe north east of the East Hertfordshire. 12,156 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 62 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 20% of people in Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing at a rate of 49.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across East Hertfordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 207 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 148 |
| Other crime | 91 |
| Vehicle crime | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 31 |
| Drug offences | 28 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Theft from the person | 6 |
| Robbery | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing at a rate of 49.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 67.8 per 1,000 people across East Hertfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 59 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (207), anti-social behaviour (148) and other crime (91).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of East Hertfordshire
These figures are published for the whole of East Hertfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of East Hertfordshire and not Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing alone. See East Hertfordshire
Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing in brief
The median price paid for a home in Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing was £490,000 in 2025.
Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing had 10,830 usual residents at the census.
About 20% of people in Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bishop's Stortford West & Braughing, 80.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.