Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 48.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Harvest Mead area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 128th lowest crime rate of 361 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 Harvest Mead (AL10 0JD) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary 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 ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harvest Mead (AL10 0JD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Harvest Mead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Public order Ground Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old French Horn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vixen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vixen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wheatfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Foxhollows Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldings Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old French Horn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Strawmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Breaks Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breaks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clarke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Clarke'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old French Horn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wenham Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Crescent

Data Sources

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