Total Crime Rate

86.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 86.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 58.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Crop Common area has the 15th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

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 Crop Common (AL10 0DG) in the last 12 months was 86.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.0% higher than the Brookmans Park and Little Heath average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crop Common (AL10 0DG), the main crime hotspot is near Clarke'S Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Crop Common area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Strawmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drovers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endymion Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foxhollows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarke'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cobmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Drovers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Ground Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vixen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vixen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatfield —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wheatfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockley Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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