Total Crime Rate

77.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 77.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Kite Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Letchworth Grange , and the 109th 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 Kite Way (SG6 4YQ) in the last 12 months was 77.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 117.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kite Way (SG6 4YQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jay Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kite Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kite Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlin Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jay Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jay Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jay Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilbury Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunlin —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kite Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kite Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kite Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kite Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firecrest Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Childwick Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firecrest Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Firecrest Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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