Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG5 2AE
How much crime is recorded in SG5 2AE, 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
- 1,897 (2024)
SG5 2AEHitchin
How safe is SG5 2AE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG5 2AE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 2AENational
Anti-social behaviour7.910.7
Violence and sexual offences6.223.6
Burglary5.29.1
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Public order0.94.6
Other theft0.84.5
Drugs0.62.4
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% 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.