Total Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Limes area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 78th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Limes (SG5 2AY) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 150.7% higher than the Hitchin Highbury average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Limes (SG5 2AY), the main crime hotspot is near Wratten Road West. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Limes area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moormead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wratten Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Limes Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tudor Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tudor Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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