Total Crime Rate

639.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 639.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 203.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 186.7 10/10
  • Public order 53.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.3 10/10
  • Burglary 24.9 10/10
  • Other theft 24.9 10/10
  • Robbery 20.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • 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

Norton Way South area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Letchworth South East , and the 5th highest crime rate of 413 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norton Way South (SG6 1NH) in the last 12 months was 639.0 per 1,000 residents and was 697.6% higher than the Letchworth South East average (80.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 282.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norton Way South (SG6 1NH), the main crime hotspot is near Leys Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norton Way South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Leys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Openshaw Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowland Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leys Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rowland Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushby Walk —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rushby Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rushby Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leys Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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