Crime Rates at Church Lane, Graveley, Hitchin, SG4 7LR

Church Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Graveley, St Ippolyts & Wymondley , and the 94th highest crime rate of 413 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 Church Lane (SG4 7LR) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% higher than the Graveley, St Ippolyts & Wymondley average (70.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -70.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (SG4 7LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milksey Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.