Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 57.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hatfield Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 180th highest crime rate of 428 local areas in St Albans .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hatfield Road (AL1 4JA) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.8% lower than the Bernards Heath average (63.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatfield Road (AL1 4JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cotsmoor, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dellfield (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hatfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Laurel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clarence Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dellfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dellfield —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarence Park Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grimston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotsmoor Under investigation
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Data Sources

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