Total Crime Rate

153.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 153.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 56.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.4 8/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Paynes Park area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 414 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 Paynes Park (SG5 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 153.2 per 1,000 residents and was 314.5% higher than the Hitchin Highbury average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paynes Park (SG5 1EJ), 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 Paynes Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabbes Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crabbes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crabbes Close —
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bucklersbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucklersbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Yard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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