Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG5 3FL
How much crime is recorded in SG5 3FL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Ickleford, Great Offley & Whitwell
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,636 (2024)
SG5 3FLHitchin
How safe is SG5 3FL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG5 3FL 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
16.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 3FLNational
Violence and sexual offences11.323.6
Anti-social behaviour6.710.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Burglary3.29.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.04.6
Other theft1.94.5
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.31.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 30% 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.