Postcode · Hitchin
Crime in SG5 4GR
How much crime is recorded in SG5 4GR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Stotfold
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,549 (2024)
SG5 4GRHitchin
How safe is SG5 4GR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG5 4GR 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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 4GRNational
Violence and sexual offences14.323.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Burglary4.99.1
Drugs2.12.4
Other theft2.04.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Public order1.34.6
Other crime1.01.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 12% 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.