Total Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 67.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.7 4/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Dane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hitchin Walsworth , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

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 High Dane (SG4 0BE) in the last 12 months was 67.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.2% higher than the Hitchin Walsworth average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Dane (SG4 0BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sturgeon'S Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tristram Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Dane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturgeon'S Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tristram Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sturgeon'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary West Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tristram Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Dane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hunting Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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