Postcode district · Hitchin
Crime in SG5
How much crime is recorded in SG5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Population
- 45,978 (2024)
SG5Postcode district · Hitchin
How safe is SG5
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in SG5, 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
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
SG5National
Violence and sexual offences16.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.510.7
Shoplifting8.68.4
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Other theft3.34.5
Public order3.04.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.01.5
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.72.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.