Crime Rates at Kingswood Avenue, Hitchin, SG4 0NT

Kingswood Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hitchin Walsworth , and the 143rd lowest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kingswood Avenue (SG4 0NT) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 17.0% lower than the Hitchin Walsworth average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingswood Avenue (SG4 0NT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thatchers End (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.