Crime Rates at The Crescent, Hitchin, SG5 2PA

The Crescent area has the 13th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 99th 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 The Crescent (SG5 2PA) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 121.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crescent (SG5 2PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bingen Road, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Barker Place (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.