Letchworth South West
Middle areaThe west of the North Hertfordshire. 7,511 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Letchworth South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Letchworth South West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Letchworth South West at a rate of 103.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.6 per 1,000 people across North Hertfordshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 259 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 170 |
| Other crime | 121 |
| Shoplifting | 91 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 65 |
| Burglary | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Letchworth South West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Letchworth South West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Letchworth South West at a rate of 103.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 66.6 per 1,000 people across North Hertfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 66 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Letchworth South West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (259), anti-social behaviour (170) and other crime (121).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of North Hertfordshire
These figures are published for the whole of North Hertfordshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Hertfordshire and not Letchworth South West alone. See North Hertfordshire
Letchworth South West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Letchworth South West was £515,000 in 2025.
Letchworth South West had 7,416 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Letchworth South West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Letchworth South West, 80.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.