Postcode district · Hitchin
Crime in SG4
How much crime is recorded in SG4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 48,748 (2024)
SG4Postcode district · Hitchin
How safe is SG4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG4, 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
19.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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).
SG4National
Violence and sexual offences14.623.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Shoplifting9.78.4
Burglary8.09.1
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Public order2.64.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.52.4
Robbery1.21.4
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.