Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG5 3RT
How much crime is recorded in SG5 3RT, 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
- 2,665 (2024)
SG5 3RTHitchin
How safe is SG5 3RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG5 3RT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 3RTNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.110.7
Burglary6.59.1
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order1.74.6
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.