Crime Rates at Bancroft, Hitchin, SG5 1LA

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 1LA) 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 1LA), 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.