Total Crime Rate

848.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 848.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 254.1 10/10
  • Other theft 221.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 124.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 97.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.1 10/10
  • Burglary 59.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 43.2 10/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Theft from the person 16.2 9/10
  • Robbery 10.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Campus 5 area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Letchworth Norton , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 414 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 Campus 5 (SG6 2JF) in the last 12 months was 848.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1012.3% higher than the Letchworth Norton average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 124.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Campus 5 (SG6 2JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jubilee Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Campus 5 area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Fifth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Road —
Apr 2026Public order Jubilee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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