Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Johns Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the 97th highest crime rate of 414 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 St Johns Road (SG4 9DD) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% higher than the Hitchin Bearton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Johns Road (SG4 9DD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Johns Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Butcher'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Robins Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitchin Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitchin Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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