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Crime in SG4 0PG

How much crime is recorded in SG4 0PG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Hitchin Walsworth
Council
North Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
1,361 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG4 0PG

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG4 0PG area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 0PGNational
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Anti-social behaviour9.510.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Public order2.74.6
Burglary2.69.1
Other theft2.54.5
Other crime1.81.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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