Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Western Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Letchworth Grange , and the 183rd highest crime rate of 414 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 Western Way (SG6 4SR) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% lower than the Letchworth Grange average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Way (SG6 4SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kimberley, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heathermere (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Western Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Northfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Stoneley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Western Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heathermere Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heathermere Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kimberley —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kimberley —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Under investigation
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Data Sources

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