Total Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 96.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Westmill Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 75th highest crime rate of 413 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 Westmill Road (SG5 2SB) in the last 12 months was 96.5 per 1,000 residents and was 168.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westmill Road (SG5 2SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beechwood Close, where police recorded 32 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 Westmill Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beechwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Beechwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Mattocke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westmill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westmill 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 The Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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