Total Crime Rate

75.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Northdown Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 163rd highest 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 Northdown Road (AL10 8SP) in the last 12 months was 75.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 46.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northdown Road (AL10 8SP), the main crime hotspot is near St Audreys Close. Police recorded 28 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 Northdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lark Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cherry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Audreys Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Wades Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Wades Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Audreys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lea Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Audreys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chilterns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cherry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Audreys Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southdown Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Southdown Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdown Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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