Crime Rates at Upper Tilehouse Street, Hitchin, SG5 2EF

Upper 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 2EF) 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 2EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crabbes Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oughton Head Way (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.