Total Crime Rate
42.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Barrington 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 Barrington Road (SG6 3TH) 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 Barrington Road (SG6 3TH), 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.
View Crime In Letchworth South West| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A505 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Road | Under investigation |
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