Postcode · Letchworth Garden City
Crime in SG6 4RF
How much crime is recorded in SG6 4RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Letchworth Grange
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,875 (2024)
How safe is SG6 4RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the SG6 4RF area, broadly in line with 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
32.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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 4RFNational
Violence and sexual offences28.923.6
Anti-social behaviour21.510.7
Criminal damage and arson12.24.7
Burglary6.49.1
Other theft3.54.5
Public order3.34.6
Drugs3.22.4
Shoplifting2.28.4
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person0.92.1
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.