Crime Rates at Howard Park Corner, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1PQ

Howard Park Corner area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Letchworth Norton , and the 159th highest 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 Howard Park Corner (SG6 1PQ) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 25.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Park Corner (SG6 1PQ), 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.