Crime Rates at Oakhill, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2RB

Oakhill area has the 15th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oakhill (SG6 2RB) in the last 12 months was 92.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oakhill (SG6 2RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newells, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maddles (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.