Crime Rates at Whitehicks, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4QA

Whitehicks area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Letchworth Grange , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 413 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 Whitehicks (SG6 4QA) in the last 12 months was 53.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower than the Letchworth Grange average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitehicks (SG6 4QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maycroft, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastern Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.