Total Crime Rate

123.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.5 5/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Southfields area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Letchworth Grange , and the 47th 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 Southfields (SG6 4LZ) in the last 12 months was 123.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.4% higher than the Letchworth Grange average (63.3 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southfields (SG6 4LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Pelican Way. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pelican Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashdown —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midhurst —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midhurst Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Orchard Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pelican Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodhurst Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sherwood Under investigation
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Data Sources

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