Total Crime Rate

57.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Robbery 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hatfield Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Bernards Heath , and the 174th highest crime rate of 430 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 4LR) in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.8% lower than the Bernards Heath average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatfield Road (AL1 4LR), the main crime hotspot is near Brampton Road. Police recorded 23 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 Hatfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodstock Road South —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Royal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burnham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodstock Road South —
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Campfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Luna Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brampton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dexter Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sanders Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sanders Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Road —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Brampton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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