Crime Rates at Park Street, Hitchin, SG4 9ER

Park Street 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 Park Street (SG4 9ER) 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 Park Street (SG4 9ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Exchange Yard, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sun Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.