Total Crime Rate
3.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Greenside Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 4th lowest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Greenside Drive (SG5 2LP) in the last 12 months was 3.2 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Hitchin Highbury average (37.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Greenside Drive (SG5 2LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oughton Head Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hitchin Oughton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Mark'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oughton Head Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Firs Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Lancaster Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oughton Head Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chestnut Court | — |
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