Total Crime Rate

235.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 235.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Other theft 42.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.0 6/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.0 9/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bayworth area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 18th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bayworth (SG6 2LE) in the last 12 months was 235.1 per 1,000 residents and was 193.4% higher than the Letchworth South East average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bayworth (SG6 2LE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bayworth area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Denby —
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Goldon Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goldon —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bayworth Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denby Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Denby Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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