Total Crime Rate

173.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 173.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 13.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Glebeland area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Glebeland (AL10 8AA) in the last 12 months was 173.8 per 1,000 residents and was 239.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 79.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Glebeland (AL10 8AA), the main crime hotspot is near Howe Dell. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Brookmans Park and Little Heath

Crime Over Time in Glebeland area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldings Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Hatfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hatfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howe Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Rectory Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Breaks Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldings Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brain Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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