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Top reported crimes

Most commonly reported crimes during Apr 2026

Violence and sexual offences
112
Anti-social behaviour
81
Shoplifting
36
Vehicle crime
22

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Crime for last year

Crime per Month

Crime levels overview
Month	Total	Percentage
May 2025	342	8.9%
Jun 2025	359	9.3%
Jul 2025	305	7.9%
Aug 2025	354	9.2%
Sep 2025	321	8.3%
Oct 2025	294	7.6%
Nov 2025	301	7.8%
Dec 2025	345	8.9%
Jan 2026	263	6.8%
Feb 2026	300	7.8%
Mar 2026	329	8.5%
Apr 2026	345	8.9%

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Local policing teams are groups of officers dedicated to serving the community. Teams are made up of officers based in the area, supported by additional officers from the wider area.

Teams work closely with local authorities, organisations, partners and residents to decide policing priorities. This helps teams find long-term solutions to local problems.

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Your team

Chief Inspector

Patrick McPeake
Inspector

Karen Hutchinson
Sergeant

Andy Crow
Police Constable

Derek Lewin
Police Constable

Julia Carruthers
Police Constable

Kelly Newton
Police Constable

Kevin Gibbs
Police Constable

Obinna Anoliefo
Police Constable

Rob Knight
Police Constable

Shelly Marshall
Police Constable

Stephen Gent
Police Constable

Todd Woolston
PCSO

Edyta Szrajber
PCSO

Fallon Collins
PCSO

Mark Rippon
PCSO

Scott Rome
PCSO

Steve Blanks
Supervisor PCSO

Clare Andrews
Hate Crime Officer

Fay Stephen
Sergeant - Community safety

Nathan Howson

Policing priorities

Priority:

Action taken:
Priority:

The new priorities for May to August are improving feelings of safety in Pishiobury Park in Sawbridgeworth, as well as Grange Paddocks park in Bishop's Stortford.

Issued 01 May 2026

Action taken:

We will take a proactive approach to enhancing safety in Pishiobury Park and Grange Paddocks, increasing our visibility, engagement, and joint working to help ensure these spaces feel safe and welcoming for the community.

Actioned 01 May 2026
Priority:

During the last period in the Bishop’s Stortford and Sawbridgeworth area, the priorities were to reduce youth-related anti-social behaviour in Cricketfield Lane and Hadham Road, Bishop’s Stortford, and reduce reports of road-related offences in Harlow Road in Sawbridgeworth:

Issued 01 May 2026

Action taken:

• Neighbourhood officers met with staff to discuss the issues and encourage reporting, at the community club, and targeted patrols at the end of the school day has resulted in a reduction of reports to police.
• Regular patrols by PCSOs in the Harding area has resulted in no further reports of anti-social behaviour or off-road bike use.
• Regular traffic operations have been carried out on Harlow Road and surrounding areas tackling speeding, mobile phone use while driving and cross-border criminality.
• The number of speeding vehicles has decreased. We continue to work with Essex Police to ensure the road is not used as a route for serious and organised crime.

Actioned 01 May 2026