Total Crime Rate

123.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 123.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Westbury Place area has the 9th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 50th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westbury Place (SG6 3SS) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westbury Place (SG6 3SS), 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 Westbury Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burnell Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Rosemont Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemont Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rosemont Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Campers Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Campers Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Westbury Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Burnell Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnell Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unwin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindsell Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillbrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillbrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Martin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Martin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martin Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiltern View —
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Data Sources

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