Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Redhoods Way West area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Letchworth Wilbury , and the 107th highest crime rate of 413 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 Redhoods Way West (SG6 4DA) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% higher than the Letchworth Wilbury average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Redhoods Way West (SG6 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Archers Way. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Redhoods Way West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Archers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Archers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemont Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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