Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG5 2SD
How much crime is recorded in SG5 2SD, 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
- 1,630 (2024)
SG5 2SDHitchin
How safe is SG5 2SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG5 2SD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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 2SDNational
Violence and sexual offences30.823.6
Anti-social behaviour16.310.7
Criminal damage and arson6.64.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft3.14.5
Burglary2.79.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.22.4
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 54% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.