Total Crime Rate

146.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 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 146.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Blackwood Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Letchworth Norton , and the 36th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackwood Avenue (SG6 1GR) in the last 12 months was 146.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.5% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwood Avenue (SG6 1GR), the main crime hotspot is near Ashfield Drive. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackwood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Ashfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Knap Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Knap Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Knap Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flint Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flint Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Flint Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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