Total Crime Rate
11.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Upper Tilehouse Street area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Upper Tilehouse Street (SG5 2EE) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% lower than the Hitchin Highbury average (35.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
In the area around Upper Tilehouse Street (SG5 2EE), the main crime hotspot is near Exchange Yard. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hitchin Highbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Exchange Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | West Alley | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bucklersbury | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bucklersbury | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucklersbury | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucklersbury | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bucklersbury | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exchange Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Exchange Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Exchange Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crabbes Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Exchange Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coopers Yard | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Exchange Yard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield Lane | — |
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