Total Crime Rate

50.0 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 50.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Balmoral Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Hitchin Bearton , and the 198th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Balmoral Road (SG5 1XG) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Hitchin Bearton average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 3 cases , down -25.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Balmoral Road (SG5 1XG), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Balmoral Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bearton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bearton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bearton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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