Crime Rates at Milestone Road, Hitchin, SG5 2SX

Milestone Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 57th 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 Milestone Road (SG5 2SX) in the last 12 months was 113.3 per 1,000 residents and was 215.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milestone Road (SG5 2SX), 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.