Total Crime Rate

1442.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1442.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 663.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 208.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 157.5 10/10
  • Other theft 131.9 10/10
  • Public order 80.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 51.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 42.6 10/10
  • Burglary 29.8 10/10
  • Other crime 25.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 25.5 10/10
  • Robbery 21.3 10/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Eastcheap area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the highest crime rate of 413 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 Eastcheap (SG6 3DD) in the last 12 months was 1442.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1700.5% 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 Shoplifting with 156 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 73 (≈ 310.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastcheap (SG6 3DD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 262 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastcheap area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/44)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arena Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arena Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Arena Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Letchworth Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Public order Rowland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Openshaw Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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