Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Travellers Lane area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 126th lowest crime rate of 363 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 8SG) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Travellers Lane (AL10 8SG), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Drive. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Travellers Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lark Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stanley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Drive
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Drive
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deerswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lamb Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chilterns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Coney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Audreys Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southdown Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Audreys Close
Sep 2025Other theft Southdown Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Audreys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Audreys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdown Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Falcon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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