Total Crime Rate

167.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 167.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lane End area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 45th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lane End (AL10 9DU) in the last 12 months was 167.5 per 1,000 residents and was 101.1% higher than the Hatfield East average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 41.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lane End (AL10 9DU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Lane End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaws Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redhall Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filbert Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Filbert Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Filbert Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broom Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broom Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bradshaws Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shallcross Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shallcross Crescent —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furzen Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furzen Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gorse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gorse Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gorse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaws Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Redhall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodpecker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roberts Way South Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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