Total Crime Rate

113.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 113.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.2 6/10
  • Drugs 11.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Cowslip Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Letchworth Norton , and the 54th 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 Cowslip Hill (SG6 4EX) in the last 12 months was 113.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% higher than the Letchworth Norton average (76.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowslip Hill (SG6 4EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bridge Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cowslip Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cowslip Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Quadrant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Redhoods Way East Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Redhoods Way East Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Marmet Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Station Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Station Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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