Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG5 2UP
How much crime is recorded in SG5 2UP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hitchin Bearton
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,630 (2024)
SG5 2UPHitchin
How safe is SG5 2UP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG5 2UP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
13.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 2UPNational
Violence and sexual offences10.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Other theft4.04.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Burglary3.19.1
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order2.04.6
Other crime1.81.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Drugs0.62.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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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.