Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG4 7LU
How much crime is recorded in SG4 7LU, 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
- 1,692 (2024)
SG4 7LUHitchin
How safe is SG4 7LU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG4 7LU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 7LUNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Criminal damage and arson2.34.7
Public order1.74.6
Burglary1.69.1
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Other theft1.44.5
Drugs0.92.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.