Total Crime Rate

56.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hitchin Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Clifton, Henlow & Langford , and the 357th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hitchin Road (SG16 6DP) in the last 12 months was 56.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.5% higher than the Clifton, Henlow & Langford average (48.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitchin Road (SG16 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hitchin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Raf Henlow Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Raf Henlow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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