Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG5 2LP
How much crime is recorded in SG5 2LP, 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
- 1,888 (2024)
SG5 2LPHitchin
How safe is SG5 2LP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG5 2LP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
38
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 2LPNational
Violence and sexual offences13.323.6
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Public order2.34.6
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Burglary2.09.1
Shoplifting1.68.4
Drugs1.52.4
Other theft1.14.5
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.