Total Crime Rate

576.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

273.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 576.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 273.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 207.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 186.7 10/10
  • Public order 53.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.3 10/10
  • Other theft 29.1 10/10
  • Burglary 16.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Robbery 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Station Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 4th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (SG6 3BA) in the last 12 months was 576.8 per 1,000 residents and was 721.9% 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 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 273.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Station Road (SG6 3BA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 196 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Station Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Openshaw Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leys Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastcheap Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Openshaw Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Openshaw Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Quadrant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowland Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowland Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rowland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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