Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crawford Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 140th 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 Crawford Road (AL10 0PF) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.7% lower than the Hatfield Central average (207.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 175.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crawford Road (AL10 0PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Robin Hood Lane, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jasmine Gardens (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Crawford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathcote Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Avenue —
Sep 2025Drugs B197 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Minims Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Minims Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Crawford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chelwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jasmine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Robin Hood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathcote Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellands —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Town Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robin Hood Lane —
Sep 2025Public order The Paddock Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order The Paddock Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Robin Hood Lane Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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