Total Crime Rate
54.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Westholm area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Letchworth Grange , and the 181st 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 Westholm (SG6 4JB) in the last 12 months was 54.1 per 1,000 residents and was 14.1% lower 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Westholm (SG6 4JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lindencroft, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pelican Way (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Letchworth Norton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southfields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastholm | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pelican Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pelican Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farm Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lindencroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Lindencroft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastholm | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Southfields | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eastholm | — |
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