Total Crime Rate

63.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 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 63.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highover Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Letchworth Wilbury , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highover Road (SG6 4XL) in the last 12 months was 63.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% higher than the Letchworth Wilbury average (59.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highover Road (SG6 4XL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Monks Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindsell Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Martin Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lindsell Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillbrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Martin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Martin Way Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Highover Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monks Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monks Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillbrow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chiltern View —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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