Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chiltern View area has the 20th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 131st highest crime rate of 413 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 3RJ) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.6% lower than the Letchworth South East average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chiltern View (SG6 3RJ), the main crime hotspot is near Westbury Place. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 19 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Westbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campers Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Westbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbury Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martin Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martin Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martin Way —
Sep 2025Public order Highover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highover Road —
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Data Sources

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