Crime Rate in Hitchin Priory, ward

Hitchin Priory has the highest crime rate of 25 wards in North Hertfordshire district and the 1341st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 105th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hitchin Priory in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.4% higher than the North Hertfordshire district average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hitchin Priory’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 223 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 5 cases , up 25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 118.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 283 (≈ 47.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hitchin Priory ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near High Street, with 121 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sun Street (46 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.