Total Crime Rate
123.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lemsford Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lemsford Road (AL10 0DZ) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 76.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lemsford Road (AL10 0DZ), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | De Havilland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Minims | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middlefield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middlefield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemsford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lemsford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comet Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comet Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | De Havilland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockbreach Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
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