Total Crime Rate

65.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 65.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 48.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bradleys Corner area has the 8th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Hitchin Walsworth , and the 147th highest 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 Bradleys Corner (SG4 0PP) in the last 12 months was 65.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradleys Corner (SG4 0PP), the main crime hotspot is near Desborough Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bradleys Corner area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfield Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benchley Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilshere Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Desborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wilshere Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairfield Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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