Crime Rates at Avocet, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4TH

Avocet area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Letchworth Grange , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Avocet (SG6 4TH) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher than the Letchworth Grange average (63.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Avocet (SG6 4TH), the main crime hotspot is near Bittern Way. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.