Total Crime Rate

639.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

200.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 639.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 200.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 175.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 119.3 10/10
  • Other theft 50.8 10/10
  • Public order 40.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.1 10/10
  • Drugs 15.2 9/10
  • Robbery 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
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

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 3rd 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 Market Place (SG5 1DR) in the last 12 months was 639.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1630.0% higher than the Hitchin Highbury average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 69 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 200.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (SG5 1DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 94 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 Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hermitage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hermitage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portmill Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bancroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bucklersbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucklersbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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