Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 42.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Cloisters Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 178th lowest 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 Cloisters Road (SG6 3JS) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cloisters Road (SG6 3JS), the main crime hotspot is near Barrington Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cloisters Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A505 Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barrington Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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