Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hitchin Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Arlesey & Fairfield , and the 270th highest crime rate of 871 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 Hitchin Road (SG5 4JH) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% higher than the Arlesey & Fairfield average (51.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hitchin Road (SG5 4JH), the main crime hotspot is near Beatrice Place. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hitchin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Beatrice Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louise Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Palmerston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Salisbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Beatrice Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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