Total Crime Rate

508.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 508.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 123.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 87.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.2 10/10
  • Public order 26.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.7 10/10
  • Other theft 16.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.8 9/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 1.6 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

St Albans Road West area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 9th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Albans Road West (AL10 0ST) in the last 12 months was 508.2 per 1,000 residents and was 144.7% higher than the Hatfield Central average (207.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 106 (≈ 174.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Road West (AL10 0ST), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Albans Road West area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/89)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walsingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Croft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Havilland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary De Havilland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemsford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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