Crime Rates at Milestone Road, Hitchin, SG5 2SY

Milestone Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Hitchin Highbury , and the 37th 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 Milestone Road (SG5 2SY) in the last 12 months was 135.9 per 1,000 residents and was 278.2% higher than the Hitchin Highbury average (35.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 65.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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