PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode sector · Hitchin

Crime in SG5 2

How much crime is recorded in SG5 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North Hertfordshire
Region
East of England
Population
16,060 (2024)
Crime

How safe is SG5 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG5 2, 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
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 2National
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Shoplifting16.08.4
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Burglary6.69.1
Other theft4.14.5
Criminal damage and arson3.94.7
Public order3.94.6
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Drugs1.92.4
Robbery1.41.4
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

Explore

Look up another area

Postcodes in this sector

Show all 207 postcodes