Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.0 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 52.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Chiltern View area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 189th 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 Chiltern View (SG6 3RH) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chiltern View (SG6 3RH), the main crime hotspot is near Westbury Place. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chiltern View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillbrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campers Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burnell Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnell Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindsell Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiltern View —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnell Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillbrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highover Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Martin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martin Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other crime Martin Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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