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Crime in SG6 2SA

How much crime is recorded in SG6 2SA, 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)
Crime

How safe is SG6 2SA

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 2SA 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
By type

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 2SANational
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
Trend

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.

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