Crime Rates at Linnet Close, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4FA

Linnet Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Letchworth Grange , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Linnet Close (SG6 4FA) in the last 12 months was 69.3 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% higher than the Letchworth Grange average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linnet Close (SG6 4FA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jay Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kite Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.