Total Crime Rate
52.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Campers Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 188th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Campers Avenue (SG6 3SR) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Campers Avenue (SG6 3SR), 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.
View Crime In Letchworth South West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Campers Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Westbury | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chiltern View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lindsell Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burnell Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Burnell Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Burnell Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Campers Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westbury Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadwater Dale | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Unwin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Avenue | Under investigation |
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