Postcode · Letchworth Garden City
Crime in SG6 3PR
How much crime is recorded in SG6 3PR, 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
- 1,239 (2024)
How safe is SG6 3PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG6 3PR area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 3PRNational
Violence and sexual offences16.123.6
Burglary13.09.1
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other theft1.74.5
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Drugs1.22.4
Public order1.04.6
Other crime0.91.5
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.