Crime Rates at Danescroft, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4RQ

Danescroft 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 Danescroft (SG6 4RQ) 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 Danescroft (SG6 4RQ), 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.