Total Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Kings Hedges area has the 18th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Hedges (SG5 2QE) in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Hedges (SG5 2QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bingen Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near John Barker Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Hedges area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bingen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kings Hedges Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bingen Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Barker Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order John Barker Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Barker Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bingen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mattocke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moss Way —
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Data Sources

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