Crime Rates at Dents Close, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 2TP

Dents Close area has the 14th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 90th highest crime rate of 414 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 Dents Close (SG6 2TP) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 100.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dents Close (SG6 2TP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.