Total Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 16.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Sturrock Way area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the 46th lowest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sturrock Way (SG4 0EP) in the last 12 months was 16.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% lower than the Hitchin Bearton average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sturrock Way (SG4 0EP), the main crime hotspot is near Hardy Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sturrock Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Halsey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kipling Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturrock Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kipling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keats Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Masefield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keats Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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