Total Crime Rate

9.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 9.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Taylors Cottages area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Taylors Cottages (SG5 2LD) in the last 12 months was 9.6 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Taylors Cottages (SG5 2LD), the main crime hotspot is near Crabbes Close. Police recorded 18 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 Taylors Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Firs Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Crabbes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Lane —
Sep 2025Burglary Oughton Head Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oughton Head Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oughton Head Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Oughton Head Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Firs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Greenside Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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