Total Crime Rate
123.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
66.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Goldings Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Goldings Crescent (AL10 8UD) in the last 12 months was 123.5 per 1,000 residents and was 140.3% higher than the Brookmans Park and Little Heath average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 66.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Goldings Crescent (AL10 8UD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howe Dell | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old French Horn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Lukes Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Old French Horn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Old French Horn Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old French Horn Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Link Drive | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Link Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cranborne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Rectory Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howe Dell | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howe Dell | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Howe Dell | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wheatfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldings Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Vale | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Breaks Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Breaks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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