Postcode · Letchworth Garden City
Crime in SG6 2PD
How much crime is recorded in SG6 2PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Letchworth South East
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,354 (2024)
How safe is SG6 2PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG6 2PD area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
35.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
SG6 2PDNational
Violence and sexual offences29.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Burglary6.29.1
Shoplifting5.38.4
Public order5.24.6
Criminal damage and arson5.24.7
Drugs2.42.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other theft2.04.5
Other crime1.71.5
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.61.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.