Hitchin Town & West
Middle areaThe west of the North Hertfordshire. 11,818 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Hitchin Town & West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hitchin Town & West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hitchin Town & West at a rate of 97.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.6 per 1,000 people across North Hertfordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 374 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 292 |
| Other crime | 175 |
| Shoplifting | 121 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 66 |
| Vehicle crime | 33 |
| Drug offences | 31 |
| Burglary | 29 |
| Robbery | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 12 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hitchin Town & West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hitchin Town & West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hitchin Town & West at a rate of 97.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.6 per 1,000 people across North Hertfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 133 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hitchin Town & West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (374), anti-social behaviour (292) and other crime (175).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Hertfordshire
These figures are published for the whole of North Hertfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Hertfordshire and not Hitchin Town & West alone. See North Hertfordshire
Hitchin Town & West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hitchin Town & West was £437,000 in 2025.
Hitchin Town & West had 11,485 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Hitchin Town & West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hitchin Town & West, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.