Total Crime Rate
44.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Heathermere area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Letchworth Grange , and the 190th lowest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heathermere (SG6 4QH) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heathermere (SG6 4QH), the main crime hotspot is near Bittern Way. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Letchworth Grange| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sherwood | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Southfields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodhurst | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bittern Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bittern Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Bittern Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bittern Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ashdown | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Midhurst | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Midhurst | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Way | Under investigation |
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