Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG5 1RD
How much crime is recorded in SG5 1RD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hitchin Bearton
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,634 (2024)
SG5 1RDHitchin
How safe is SG5 1RD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG5 1RD 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
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
49
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).
SG5 1RDNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.010.7
Burglary5.49.1
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Public order2.94.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Shoplifting1.98.4
Possession of weapons1.60.9
Drugs1.12.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime0.31.5
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.