Crime Rates at Hampden Road, Hitchin, SG4 0LD

Hampden Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hitchin Walsworth , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hampden Road (SG4 0LD) in the last 12 months was 21.6 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% lower than the Hitchin Walsworth average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hampden Road (SG4 0LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cambridge Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Desborough Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.