Hitchin

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55 sales in the last 12 months · median £327,500 · North Hertfordshire

↑ North Hertfordshire (district)

Among the least deprived

North Hertfordshire Council · Labour minority — no overall control 23/51 seats · 45% · OCD 2026

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How safe is it? This neighbourhood

Crime runs at 24.7 per 1,000 residents a month — above the covered-area average of 9.7. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Monthly recorded crimes within this area

Per 1,000 / month24.7

Covered-area average9.7

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months this area

Violence and sexual offences

198

Anti-social behaviour

140

Shoplifting

Other theft

Public order

Criminal damage and arson

Recorded crimes by category within this area, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

On or near	Crimes
Parking Area	59
High Street	48
Hermitage Road	26
Sun Street	25
Exchange Yard	21

Busiest anonymised "on or near" markers over the last 6 months — click a row to centre the crime map there · retail-heavy spots naturally rank high (shoplifting concentrates where the shops are) · police.uk

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