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Crime in North Hertfordshire by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,624crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+10%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Reedlowest rate5.2 per 1,000 a year
67.2middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Todds Green (-1%), Norton (9%) and Letchworth (12%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Todds GreenSG1 · 5,197 residents 212.4▼ 1%violence
2IcklefordSG5 · 2,358 residents 132.3▲ 32%anti-social behaviour
3LetchworthSG6 · 34,324 residents 103.5▲ 12%violence
4BaldockSG7 · 21,872 residents 92.9▲ 14%violence
5HitchinSG5 · 36,391 residents 85.3▲ 15%violence
6NortonSG6 · 6,905 residents 84.6▲ 9%anti-social behaviour
7KnebworthSG3 · 3,562 residents 76.4▲ 17%anti-social behaviour
8RoystonSG8 · 17,442 residents 73.2▲ 16%violence
9CodicoteSG4 · 2,677 residents 67.2▼ 6%violence
10Great AshbySG1 · 11,758 residents 60.9▲ 37%violence
11WhitwellSG4 · 1,582 residents 60.7▲ 85%anti-social behaviour
12AshwellSG7 · 1,667 residents 38.4▼ 20%anti-social behaviour
13WillianSG6 · 5,194 residents 32.3▼ 22%violence
14KimptonSG4 · 2,261 residents 23▼ 7%anti-social behaviour
15WestonSG4 · 2,066 residents 9.7–anti-social behaviour
16PirtonSG5 · 2,539 residents 9.5▼ 65%violence
17ReedSG8 · 1,538 residents 5.2–violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of North Hertfordshire have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Reed, Pirton, Weston, Kimpton and Willian.

Which areas of North Hertfordshire have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Todds Green, Ickleford, Letchworth, Baldock and Hitchin.

Is crime going up or down in North Hertfordshire?

Across North Hertfordshire, 2,624 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 10% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.