Total Crime Rate

112.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.5 6/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Hatfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Colney Heath , and the 80th highest crime rate of 430 local areas in St Albans .

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 Hatfield Road (AL4 0UD) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% higher than the Colney Heath average (81.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatfield Road (AL4 0UD), the main crime hotspot is near Hobbs Close. Police recorded 32 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 Hatfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gresford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynchlands Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynchlands Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynchlands Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynchlands Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynchlands Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hobbs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hobbs Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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