Total Crime Rate

561.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

299.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 561.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 299.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 270.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.8 7/10
  • Drugs 28.7 10/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Burglary 20.5 10/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 12.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

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 2DF) 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 2DF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bridge Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitchin Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Exchange Yard
Apr 2026Shoplifting Queen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Robins Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hitchin Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portmill Lane
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bucklersbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bucklersbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen Street
Apr 2026Theft from the person High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sun Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street

Data Sources

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