Crime Rates at Romany Close, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4LA

Romany Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Letchworth Wilbury , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Romany Close (SG6 4LA) in the last 12 months was 115.7 per 1,000 residents and was 93.6% higher than the Letchworth Wilbury average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 129.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romany Close (SG6 4LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monks Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Monklands (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.