Total Crime Rate

196.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 196.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.1 9/10
  • Other theft 28.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Public order 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bayworth area has the 5th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bayworth (SG6 2LB) in the last 12 months was 196.5 per 1,000 residents and was 180.0% higher than the Letchworth South East average (70.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bayworth (SG6 2LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jackman'S Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bayworth area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Denby Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellice —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatterton Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fleetwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A505 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Allison Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bayworth —
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Data Sources

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