(AC5) Bishops Stortford South Ward

Your local Neighbourhood Policing Team works to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour in this area. They also respond to issues or concerns, conduct regular patrols and hold surgeries to share crime prevention advice.

Other units also work in this area, responding to emergency calls (Response) and investigating crimes (Crime Investigation Department).

Your local contactable officer is listed as PC Julia Carruthers below, you can also contact us via our website or call 101.
If it is an emergency, you should always call 999.

Andy Crow

Sergeant

Julia Carruthers

Police Constable

Nathan Howson

Inspector

Local Priority Issues

Priority	Action taken
We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority. You can have your say by completing our short survey. Copy this link into your browser to give your views: https://bit.ly/hertspolice-psf Issued 02 April 2026	Residents previously asked us to focus on the following issues: Reduce youth-related anti-social behaviour in Cricketfield Lane and Hadham Road, Bishop’s Stortford. • Neighbourhood officers met with staff at the community club to discuss the issues and encourage reporting. • 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 more reports of anti-social behaviour or off road bike use. Reduce reports of road-related offences in Harlow Road in Sawbridgeworth. • 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 07 April 2026

Priority

Action taken

We’re currently consulting the public on the issues they would like to see their local policing teams focusing on as a priority.

You can have your say by completing our short survey. Copy this link into your browser to give your views: https://bit.ly/hertspolice-psf

Issued 02 April 2026

Residents previously asked us to focus on the following issues:
Reduce youth-related anti-social behaviour in Cricketfield Lane and Hadham Road, Bishop’s Stortford.
• Neighbourhood officers met with staff at the community club to discuss the issues and encourage reporting.
• 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 more reports of anti-social behaviour or off road bike use.
Reduce reports of road-related offences in Harlow Road in Sawbridgeworth.
• 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 07 April 2026

What members in (AC5) Bishops Stortford South Ward are saying are the issues in the area:

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