Total Crime Rate

176.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 176.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 128.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 18.3 4/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.2 3/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Redoubt Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the 27th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Redoubt Close (SG4 0FP) in the last 12 months was 176.8 per 1,000 residents and was 139.3% higher than the Hitchin Bearton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redoubt Close (SG4 0FP), the main crime hotspot is near Watersmeet. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Redoubt Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Watersmeet
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watersmeet Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Girdle Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Girdle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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