Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG4 0QA
How much crime is recorded in SG4 0QA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hitchin Walsworth
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,338 (2024)
SG4 0QAHitchin
How safe is SG4 0QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG4 0QA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
44
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 0QANational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.810.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Burglary4.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime1.81.5
Other theft1.74.5
Possession of weapons1.50.9
Public order0.74.6
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.