Total Crime Rate
7.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lawrence Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lawrence Avenue (SG6 2EY) in the last 12 months was 7.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower than the Letchworth South East average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lawrence Avenue (SG6 2EY), the main crime hotspot is near Rushby Place. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Letchworth South East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushby Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rushby Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A505 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Waysmeet | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rushby Place | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rushby Place | — |
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