Total Crime Rate

167.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.9 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 167.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 7.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Birds Hill area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Letchworth Norton , and the 29th 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 Birds Hill (SG6 1PH) in the last 12 months was 167.8 per 1,000 residents and was 120.0% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birds Hill (SG6 1PH), the main crime hotspot is near Leys Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Birds Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Furmston Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leys Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowland Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Rowland Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushby Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rushby Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Norton Way North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Way North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rowland Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Way North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Way North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Norton Way North —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Openshaw Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Openshaw Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Openshaw Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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