Crime Rates at Keats Way, Hitchin, SG4 0DP

Keats Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hitchin Walsworth , and the 56th highest crime rate of 413 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 Keats Way (SG4 0DP) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 155.4% higher than the Hitchin Walsworth average (44.7 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keats Way (SG4 0DP), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.