Total Crime Rate

271.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 271.4 10/10
  • Other theft 150.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 57.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Node Way Gardens area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hatfield Villages , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Node Way Gardens (AL6 9FE) in the last 12 months was 271.4 per 1,000 residents and was 132.8% higher than the Hatfield Villages average (116.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Node Way Gardens (AL6 9FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Node Way Gardens (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Node Way Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stuart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stuart Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stuart Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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