Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Malting Mead area has the 12th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 112th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Malting Mead (AL10 8AR) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 104.4% higher than the Brookmans Park and Little Heath average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malting Mead (AL10 8AR), the main crime hotspot is near Howe Dell. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Malting Mead area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howe Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old French Horn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howe Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howe Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ground Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endymion Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Endymion Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Endymion Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Etheldreda'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Etheldreda'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Old French Horn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old French Horn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old French Horn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldings Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howe Dell Under investigation
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Data Sources

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