Total Crime Rate

134.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.9 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 134.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lemsford Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 66th 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 Lemsford Road (AL10 0FG) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -19.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lemsford Road (AL10 0FG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lemsford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/57)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockbreach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stockbreach Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Days Mead —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worcester Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Lemsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briars Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briars Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briars Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Briars Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Briars Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briars Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briars Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middlefield —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middlefield —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Minims Under investigation
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Data Sources

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