Total Crime Rate

74.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 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
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

Lark Rise area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 164th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lark Rise (AL10 8RA) in the last 12 months was 74.5 per 1,000 residents and was 12.2% lower than the Hatfield East average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lark Rise (AL10 8RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Wades (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lark Rise area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chilterns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lea Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Roberts Way South Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Roberts Way South Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rickfield Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falcon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lark Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Wades Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Wades Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mcdonald Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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