Total Crime Rate

113.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 113.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Norris Way area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Aston, Datchworth & Walkern , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 456 local areas in East 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 Norris Way (SG9 9SS) in the last 12 months was 113.7 per 1,000 residents and was 175.8% higher than the Aston, Datchworth & Walkern average (41.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norris Way (SG9 9SS), the main crime hotspot is near Bishop Way. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norris Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woods Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ermine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ansell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ermine Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Norris Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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