Total Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 39.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 6.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ickleford Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 414 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 Ickleford Road (SG5 1TS) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% lower than the Hitchin Bearton average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ickleford Road (SG5 1TS), the main crime hotspot is near Florence Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ickleford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bunyan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capswell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Heathfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Heathfield Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitehurst Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stormont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stormont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Florence Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Florence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capswell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fyffes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Baliol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Florence Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capswell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fyffes Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bunyan Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Periwinkle Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Starling'S Bridge —
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Data Sources

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