Total Crime Rate

236.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.0 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 236.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 79.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 79.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Theft from the person 11.3 9/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Hermitage Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the 14th 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 Hermitage Road (SG5 1BS) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 220.6% higher than the Hitchin Bearton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 78.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermitage Road (SG5 1BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 104 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.

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Crime Over Time in Hermitage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hermitage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunyan Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Garrison —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hermitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hazelwood Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peppermint Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bancroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard —
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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