Total Crime Rate

181.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 181.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 70.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Walsworth Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the 25th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Walsworth Road (SG4 9SU) in the last 12 months was 181.2 per 1,000 residents and was 145.2% higher than the Hitchin Bearton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walsworth Road (SG4 9SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dacre Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Walsworth Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dacre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Burton Gardens
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Burton Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Trevor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Finches Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Finches Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dacre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dacre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dacre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dacre Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dacre Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dacre Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Walsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walsworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Walsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highbury Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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