Total Crime Rate

9.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 9.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Farthing Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 413 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 Farthing Drive (SG6 2TR) in the last 12 months was 9.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

In the area around Farthing Drive (SG6 2TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dents Close, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vincent (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farthing Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olden Mead Under investigation

Data Sources

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