Total Crime Rate

172.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 172.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Public order 28.3 10/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Howe Dell area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howe Dell (AL10 8BS) in the last 12 months was 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 236.2% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howe Dell (AL10 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Breaks Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Howe Dell area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Etheldreda'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old French Horn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Old French Horn Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old French Horn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howe Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howe Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Howe Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cranborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breaks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Breaks Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Endymion Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Endymion Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Etheldreda'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Rectory Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old French Horn Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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