Postcode · Letchworth Garden City
Crime in SG6 2TR
How much crime is recorded in SG6 2TR, 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
- 1,256 (2024)
How safe is SG6 2TR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG6 2TR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
13
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 2TRNational
Burglary4.89.1
Violence and sexual offences3.523.6
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other theft1.04.5
Drugs0.62.4
Public order0.54.6
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.