Total Crime Rate

5.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 5.9 1/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bowershott area has the lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowershott (SG6 2ES) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.6% lower than the Letchworth South East average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowershott (SG6 2ES), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holmdale, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rushby Place (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bowershott area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Holmdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmdale —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushby Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Rushby Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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