Total Crime Rate

189.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 189.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Public order 16.0 9/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wood Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 36th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Close (AL10 8TX) in the last 12 months was 189.8 per 1,000 residents and was 270.3% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 107.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Close (AL10 8TX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 70 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 Wood Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robin Hood Lane
Sep 2025Drugs Robin Hood Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Robin Hood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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