Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 40.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 10.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 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
  • Other theft 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

Travellers Lane area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 361 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 Travellers Lane (AL10 8SB) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% lower than the Hatfield East average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Travellers Lane (AL10 8SB), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Travellers Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Otter Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Deerswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swallow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lamb Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxlease Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmill Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kestrel Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kestrel Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswolds Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotswolds Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswolds Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Badger Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southdown Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lark Rise —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcon Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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