Total Crime Rate

300.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 300.8 10/10
  • Other theft 174.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stevenage Road area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the 11th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stevenage Road (SG4 9DN) in the last 12 months was 300.8 per 1,000 residents and was 307.2% higher than the Hitchin Bearton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stevenage Road (SG4 9DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wedmore Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stevenage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waltham Road —
Apr 2026Public order Robins Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramshott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bramshott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Butcher'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Wedmore Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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