Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG4 8HS
How much crime is recorded in SG4 8HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ickleford, Great Offley & Whitwell
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,571 (2024)
SG4 8HSHitchin
How safe is SG4 8HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG4 8HS area, well 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 8HSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.623.6
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Burglary12.39.1
Public order3.94.6
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime0.91.5
Other theft0.74.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 53% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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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.