Total Crime Rate
24.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Browning Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Hitchin Walsworth , and the 83rd lowest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Browning Drive (SG4 0QR) in the last 12 months was 24.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.0% lower than the Hitchin Walsworth average (44.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Browning Drive (SG4 0QR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hitchin (Station), where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benslow Rise (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hitchin Walsworth| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coleridge Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Campbell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Michael'S Mount | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Arnold Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Station Approach | Under investigation |
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