Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG4 7BX
How much crime is recorded in SG4 7BX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ashwell, Weston & Barley
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,039 (2024)
SG4 7BXHitchin
How safe is SG4 7BX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG4 7BX 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
12.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 7BXNational
Anti-social behaviour14.310.7
Burglary8.29.1
Violence and sexual offences7.123.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime2.71.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 42% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.