Total Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 139.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Common View area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Letchworth Norton , and the 40th highest crime rate of 414 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 Common View (SG6 1DA) in the last 12 months was 139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% higher than the Letchworth Norton average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 91.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common View (SG6 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Daisy Court. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Common View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cashio Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Green —
Apr 2026Other theft Furmston Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastholm —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastholm —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastholm —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Principal Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Principal Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daisy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Daisy Court —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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