Total Crime Rate

18.5 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 18.5 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Store House Lane area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Store House Lane (SG4 9AB) in the last 12 months was 18.5 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% lower than the Hitchin Bearton average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Store House Lane (SG4 9AB), the main crime hotspot is near Sun Street. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Store House Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sun Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portmill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hermitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Hermitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppermint Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robins Hill —
Sep 2025Burglary Robins Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Robins Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Robins Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robins Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sun Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sun Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sun Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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