Crime Rates at Edison Way, Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4BE

Edison Way area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 386th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

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 Edison Way (SG5 4BE) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Arlesey & Fairfield average (54.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 12.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edison Way (SG5 4BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Burton Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nickleby Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.