Total Crime Rate

1072.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

314.9 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 1072.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 395.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 314.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 217.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 166.0 10/10
  • Public order 80.9 10/10
  • Other theft 76.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 34.0 10/10
  • Robbery 17.0 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Leys Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 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 Leys Avenue (SG6 3EB) in the last 12 months was 1072.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1428.2% 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 Shoplifting with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 74 (≈ 314.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leys Avenue (SG6 3EB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 179 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 Leys Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Rowland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leys Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowland Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowland Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Openshaw Way Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastcheap Under investigation
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Data Sources

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