Total Crime Rate

87.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 87.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.2 9/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Leys Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 89th 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 Leys Avenue (SG6 3EF) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leys Avenue (SG6 3EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 159 crimes here, including 46 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 (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Station Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Gernon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Gernon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushby Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leys Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastcheap Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushby Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rushby Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowland Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Way South —
Apr 2026Other theft Openshaw Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Openshaw Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Openshaw Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Rowland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushby Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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