Total Crime Rate

140.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 140.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Blackhorse Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Letchworth Norton , and the 35th 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 Blackhorse Road (SG6 1HB) in the last 12 months was 140.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.5% 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 Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackhorse Road (SG6 1HB), the main crime hotspot is near Ashfield Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackhorse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kristiansand Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ashfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cedar Gardens —
Sep 2025Burglary Cedar Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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