Crime Rates at Northfields, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4RJ

Northfields area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Letchworth Grange , and the 42nd 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 Northfields (SG6 4RJ) in the last 12 months was 130.6 per 1,000 residents and was 106.4% higher than the Letchworth Grange average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfields (SG6 4RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maycroft, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pelican Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.