Crime Rates at Moss Way, Hitchin, SG5 2QN

Moss Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 15th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Moss Way (SG5 2QN) in the last 12 months was 253.5 per 1,000 residents and was 605.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 87.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Moss Way (SG5 2QN), 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.