Total Crime Rate

21.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Tennyson Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hitchin Walsworth , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 413 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 Tennyson Avenue (SG4 0PY) in the last 12 months was 21.1 per 1,000 residents and was 52.7% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Avenue (SG4 0PY), the main crime hotspot is near Kipling Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tennyson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Kipling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shelley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Kipling Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Masefield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keats Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sanfoine Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kipling Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thatchers End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Keats Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sturrock Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tennyson Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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