Crime Rates at Norton Way North, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1FG

Norton Way North area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Letchworth Norton , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 414 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 Norton Way North (SG6 1FG) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Way North (SG6 1FG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rushby Walk, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.