Total Crime Rate
8.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beaumont Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beaumont Close (SG5 2SA) in the last 12 months was 8.4 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beaumont Close (SG5 2SA), the main crime hotspot is near Nutleigh Grove. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hitchin Highbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Greenside Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Firs Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Firs Close | Under investigation |
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