Crime Rates at Grange Rise, Codicote, Hitchin, SG4 8YR

Grange Rise area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 32 local areas in Codicote & Kimpton , and the 93rd 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 Grange Rise (SG4 8YR) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower than the Codicote & Kimpton average (32.4 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Rise (SG4 8YR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poynders Meadow, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taverners Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.