Total Crime Rate

733.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 733.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 225.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 159.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 53.3 10/10
  • Public order 50.8 10/10
  • Other theft 38.1 10/10
  • Burglary 20.3 10/10
  • Drugs 20.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 20.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
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

Bancroft area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bancroft (SG5 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 733.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1941.5% higher than the Hitchin Highbury average (35.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 89 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 90 (≈ 228.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bancroft (SG5 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 121 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bancroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bucklersbury Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Queen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppermint Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bancroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sun Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sun Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bucklersbury —
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Data Sources

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