Total Crime Rate

150.6 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 150.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.3 9/10
  • Other theft 24.1 10/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Goldings Crescent area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 58th 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 Goldings Crescent (AL10 8UD) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 193.8% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Goldings Crescent (AL10 8UD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 45 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 Goldings Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hedges Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Old Rectory Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Breaks Road
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Drugs B197 Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howe Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Howe Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldings Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldings Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harvest Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Link Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kennelwood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedges Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedges Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Link Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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