Crime Rates at Ellice, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2LN

Ellice area has the 18th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 126th highest 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 Ellice (SG6 2LN) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -8.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellice (SG6 2LN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.