Total Crime Rate

56.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Nightingale Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the 171st highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nightingale Road (SG5 1QU) in the last 12 months was 56.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% lower than the Hitchin Bearton average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Road (SG5 1QU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nightingale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forge Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Walsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs A505 Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whinbush Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fyffes Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fyffes Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fyffes Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppermint Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baliol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fells Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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