Total Crime Rate

65.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Green Lanes area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hatfield Villages , and the 175th lowest 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 Green Lanes (AL10 9JU) in the last 12 months was 65.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% lower than the Hatfield Villages average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Green Lanes (AL10 9JU), the main crime hotspot is near Buttercup Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Green Lanes area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buttercup Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lanes
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lanes
Sep 2025Drugs Holme Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Great Braitch Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation

Data Sources

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