Total Crime Rate

68.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Western Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Letchworth Grange , and the 139th highest 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 Western Way (SG6 4SY) in the last 12 months was 68.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Way (SG6 4SY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Western Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bittern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midhurst Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Midhurst —
Sep 2025Other theft Sherwood Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashdown —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bittern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bittern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bittern Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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