Total Crime Rate

36.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Strathmore Avenue area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the 147th lowest 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 Strathmore Avenue (SG5 1SN) in the last 12 months was 36.0 per 1,000 residents and was 50.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strathmore Avenue (SG5 1SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baliol Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near York Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Strathmore Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baliol Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bury Mead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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