Total Crime Rate

90.9 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Romany Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Letchworth Wilbury , and the 87th highest crime rate of 413 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 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% higher than the Letchworth Wilbury average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 158.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Romany Close (SG6 4LA), the main crime hotspot is near Monklands. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Romany Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Monklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arlesey New Road —
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Data Sources

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