Crime Rate in Letchworth South West, ward

Letchworth South West has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 wards in North Hertfordshire district and the 1699th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 134th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Letchworth South West in the last 12 months was 102.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% higher than the North Hertfordshire district average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Letchworth South West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 244 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 7 cases , up 75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 315 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Letchworth South West ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 279 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.