Total Crime Rate
54.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stonecross Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 145th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stonecross Road (AL10 0HW) in the last 12 months was 54.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% higher than the Brookmans Park and Little Heath average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stonecross Road (AL10 0HW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Brookmans Park and Little Heath| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldings Crescent | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Crawford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldings Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Breaks Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Link Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robin Hood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Robin Hood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Robin Hood Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Robin Hood Lane | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kennelwood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cotton Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarke'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | B197 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedges Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stonecross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedges Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hedges Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strawmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvest Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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