Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG4 9DP
How much crime is recorded in SG4 9DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hitchin Town & West
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,087 (2024)
SG4 9DPHitchin
How safe is SG4 9DP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG4 9DP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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 9DPNational
Burglary4.69.1
Violence and sexual offences3.123.6
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other crime1.81.5
Public order1.14.6
Other theft1.14.5
Robbery0.81.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Drugs0.52.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.