Total Crime Rate
96.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Longmead area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 129th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Longmead (AL10 0AD) in the last 12 months was 96.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Hatfield Central average (205.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Longmead (AL10 0AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Mead (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Drovers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drovers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornerfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Branch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Branch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Branch Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Branch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Branch Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Heath | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockley Crescent | — |
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