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Crime · Letchworth
Reported crime in Letchworth
2,832 incidents logged with the police in the past 12 months, around 83 per 1,000 residents.
Total incidents
2,832
Rate / 1,000
83
Categories
14
Months on file
12
By category
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 1,039 | 37% |
| Anti social behaviour | 664 | 23% |
| Criminal damage and arson | 224 | 8% |
| Shoplifting | 196 | 7% |
| Other theft | 189 | 7% |
| Public order | 144 | 5% |
| Burglary | 89 | 3% |
| Drugs | 81 | 3% |
| Vehicle crime | 75 | 3% |
| Other crime | 42 | 1% |
| Possession of weapons | 34 | 1% |
| Bicycle theft | 25 | 1% |
| Robbery | 19 | 1% |
| Theft from the person | 11 | 0% |
Category by month
| Category | Jul | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 96 | 83 | 90 | 83 | 88 | 75 | 77 | 73 | 111 | 87 | 90 | 86 | 1039 |
| Anti social behaviour | 67 | 69 | 39 | 52 | 40 | 46 | 29 | 30 | 57 | 74 | 75 | 86 | 664 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 | 25 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 25 | 224 |
| Shoplifting | 21 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 196 |
| Other theft | 24 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 189 |
| Public order | 12 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 144 |
| Burglary | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 89 |
| Drugs | 3 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 81 |
| Vehicle crime | 6 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 75 |
| Other crime | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 42 |
| Possession of weapons | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 34 |
| Bicycle theft | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 25 | |
| Robbery | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 19 | ||||
| Theft from the person | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 265 | 251 | 217 | 230 | 224 | 197 | 206 | 181 | 253 | 262 | 268 | 278 | 2832 |
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police.uk street-level crime for the Census neighbourhoods (LSOAs) covering Letchworth, Jul 2025 to Jun 2026. The rate uses those neighbourhoods’ Census 2021 population of 34,325.