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

Ridge Road 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 Ridge Road (SG6 1PS) 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 Ridge Road (SG6 1PS), the main crime hotspot is near Rushby Walk. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broughton Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pixmore Avenue —
Sep 2025Robbery Arden Press Way 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 Bidwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shott Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ridge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmdale —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmdale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holmdale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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