Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Norton Way North area has the 11th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Letchworth Norton , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norton Way North (SG6 1BX) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% higher than the Letchworth Norton average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Way North (SG6 1BX), the main crime hotspot is near Daisy Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Way North area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Daisy Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daisy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastholm Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Eastholm Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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