Total Crime Rate

177.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 177.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 120.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Abbotts Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Letchworth Wilbury , and the 28th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbotts Road (SG6 4UU) in the last 12 months was 177.7 per 1,000 residents and was 204.0% higher than the Letchworth Wilbury average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 40 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 Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 129.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbotts Road (SG6 4UU), the main crime hotspot is near Monklands. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbotts Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martin Way —
Sep 2025Public order Archers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bursland Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Monklands Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosemont Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martin Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martin Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbotts Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Highover Road —
Sep 2025Public order Highover Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bursland Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Abbotts Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Abbotts Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Archers Way Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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