Total Crime Rate
73.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Crawford Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 168th 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 Crawford Road (AL10 0PB) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crawford Road (AL10 0PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarke'S Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Mead (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Warren Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clarke'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vixen Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vixen Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Foxhollows | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Cobmead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cobmead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Strawmead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clarke'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wenham Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonecross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonecross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Drovers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarke'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonecross Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathcote Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drovers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathcote Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wheatfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockley Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Field | Under investigation |
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