Postcode · Letchworth Garden City
Crime in SG6 3DA
How much crime is recorded in SG6 3DA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Letchworth South West
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,762 (2024)
How safe is SG6 3DA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG6 3DA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
86
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 3DANational
Anti-social behaviour22.010.7
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Shoplifting16.28.4
Burglary12.99.1
Criminal damage and arson8.14.7
Public order6.64.6
Other theft3.84.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Robbery1.11.4
Other crime0.91.5
Drugs0.82.4
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 28% 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.