Total Crime Rate

91.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kyrkeby area has the 12th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 79th highest crime rate of 414 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 Kyrkeby (SG6 2PR) in the last 12 months was 91.9 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kyrkeby (SG6 2PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jarden, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Radburn Way (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kyrkeby area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Jarden Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radburn Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newells Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Newells Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Maddles Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maddles Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Maddles Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jarden
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lannock
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parkfield
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radburn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newells Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radburn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radburn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Jarden Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jarden Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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