Total Crime Rate

24.5 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 24.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • 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

Browning 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.

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Crime Over Time in Browning Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Campbell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Michael'S Mount Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arnold Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Under investigation

Data Sources

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