Crime Rates at Whitegale Close, Hitchin, SG4 9LP

Whitegale Close area has the lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the lowest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whitegale Close (SG4 9LP) in the last 12 months was 2.8 per 1,000 residents and was 96.1% lower than the Hitchin Bearton average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitegale Close (SG4 9LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wedmore Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pulter'S Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.