Total Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Lovell Close area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the 14th lowest crime rate of 414 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 Lovell Close (SG4 9LB) in the last 12 months was 6.2 per 1,000 residents and was 91.7% lower than the Hitchin Bearton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lovell Close (SG4 9LB), the main crime hotspot is near Wedmore Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lovell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Wedmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wedmore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waltham Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Finches Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Chiltern Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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