Total Crime Rate

21.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 21.6 2/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 5.9 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Willian 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 Willian Road (SG4 0LR) 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 Willian Road (SG4 0LR), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Willian Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Allwoods Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benchley Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Allwoods Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Desborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Allwoods Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Allwoods Place —
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Data Sources

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