Total Crime Rate

9.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.1 1/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Old French Horn Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 8th 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 Old French Horn Lane (AL10 8AH) in the last 12 months was 9.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.3% lower 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 Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

In the area around Old French Horn Lane (AL10 8AH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 30 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 Old French Horn Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvest Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Breaks Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Howe Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endymion Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endymion Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Endymion Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Link Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Link Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kennelwood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Rectory Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldings Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hedges Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedges Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedges Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotton Field Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldings Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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