Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Icknield Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Letchworth Norton , and the 159th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Icknield Way (SG6 1ET) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Icknield Way (SG6 1ET), 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 Icknield Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glebe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Daisy Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Arden Press Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Daisy Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Cromwell Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Haysman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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