Total Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 89.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 35.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Franklin Gardens area has the 4th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hitchin Walsworth , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Franklin Gardens (SG4 0BS) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 110.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franklin Gardens (SG4 0BS), the main crime hotspot is near Cambridge Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Franklin Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allwoods Place —
Apr 2026Burglary Allwoods Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allwoods Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allwoods Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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