Bishop's Stortford Central
WardThe east of the East Hertfordshire. About 7,478 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Bishop's Stortford Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Bishop's Stortford Central compares
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Is Bishop's Stortford Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bishop's Stortford Central at a rate of 106.7 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, 89 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bishop's Stortford Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (226), anti-social behaviour (200) and shoplifting (86).
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 ward, so they describe all of East Hertfordshire and not Bishop's Stortford Central alone. See East Hertfordshire
Bishop's Stortford Central in brief
Bishop's Stortford Central had 7,235 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Bishop's Stortford Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bishop's Stortford Central, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Bishop's Stortford Central, 2.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.