Total Crime Rate

87.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 87.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sanfoine Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hitchin Walsworth , and the 90th highest crime rate of 413 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 Sanfoine Close (SG4 0NP) in the last 12 months was 87.6 per 1,000 residents and was 96.1% higher than the Hitchin Walsworth average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanfoine Close (SG4 0NP), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Way. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sanfoine Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thatchers End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kipling Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bradleys Corner Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Chaucer Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilshere Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Desborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaucer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaucer Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaucer Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chaucer Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Chaucer Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sanfoine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kipling Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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