Total Crime Rate
66.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kristiansand Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Letchworth Norton , and the 144th 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 Kristiansand Way (SG6 1TU) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower than the Letchworth Norton average (73.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kristiansand Way (SG6 1TU), the main crime hotspot is near Ashfield Drive. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Letchworth Norton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ashfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ashfield Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ashfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kristiansand Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cedar Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Gardens | — |
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