Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG4 7JA
How much crime is recorded in SG4 7JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Ashby & Wymondley
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,577 (2024)
SG4 7JAHitchin
How safe is SG4 7JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG4 7JA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 7JANational
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Burglary9.09.1
Other theft3.54.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.51.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 64% 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.