Total Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 46.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Protea Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Letchworth Norton , and the 202nd lowest 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 Protea Way (SG6 1JT) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 18.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Protea Way (SG6 1JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jackman'S Place, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pix Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Protea Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Arden Press Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pixmore Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jackman'S Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jackman'S Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunham'S Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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