Total Crime Rate
176.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Redoubt 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 0FS) 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 0FS), 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.
View Crime In Hitchin Bearton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Watersmeet | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Girdle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Girdle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Watersmeet | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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