Total Crime Rate

794.6 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 794.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 286.5 10/10
  • Other theft 210.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 91.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Public order 43.2 10/10
  • Burglary 21.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.6 9/10
  • Other crime 16.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Works Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Letchworth Norton , and the 2nd 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 Works Road (SG6 1NP) in the last 12 months was 794.6 per 1,000 residents and was 980.8% higher than the Letchworth Norton average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 140.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Works Road (SG6 1NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 73 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashfield Drive (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Works Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Ashfield Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ashfield Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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