Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG4 0BD
How much crime is recorded in SG4 0BD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hitchin Walsworth
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,761 (2024)
SG4 0BDHitchin
How safe is SG4 0BD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG4 0BD area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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).
SG4 0BDNational
Burglary10.79.1
Violence and sexual offences8.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Drugs3.92.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.74.6
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.