Total Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 21.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holdbrook area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 413 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 Holdbrook (SG4 9QW) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Hitchin Bearton average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -88.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holdbrook (SG4 9QW), the main crime hotspot is near Hardy Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holdbrook area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gibson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coleridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gibson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gibson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gibson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gibson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gibson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Michaels Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Halsey Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wymondley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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