Crime Rates at Bridge Street, Hitchin, SG5 2DE

Bridge Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 5th 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 Bridge Street (SG5 2DE) in the last 12 months was 561.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1418.7% higher than the Hitchin Highbury average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 299.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridge Street (SG5 2DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 94 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sun Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.