Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG5 3LY
How much crime is recorded in SG5 3LY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Shefford & Shillington
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,014 (2024)
SG5 3LYHitchin
How safe is SG5 3LY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG5 3LY 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
18.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 3LYNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary5.99.1
Anti-social behaviour4.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order2.24.6
Other theft2.04.5
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.