Total Crime Rate

45.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 45.1 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Chaucer Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hitchin Walsworth , and the 193rd 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 Chaucer Way (SG4 0NY) in the last 12 months was 45.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% higher 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. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Way (SG4 0NY), 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 Chaucer Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Keats Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shelley Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Keats Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benchley Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Masefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Masefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Masefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Masefield Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Masefield Under investigation
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Data Sources

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