Total Crime Rate

259.8 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 259.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.3 10/10
  • Public order 29.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 14.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Onslow Close area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 21st highest crime rate of 363 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 Onslow Close (AL10 8BU) in the last 12 months was 259.8 per 1,000 residents and was 406.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 171.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Onslow Close (AL10 8BU), 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 Onslow Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Breaks Road —
Sep 2025Public order Old Rectory Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldings Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldings Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Howe Dell Under investigation
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Data Sources

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