Total Crime Rate

310.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 310.7 10/10
  • Other theft 167.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 21.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 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

London Road area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hatfield Villages , and the 17th highest crime rate of 363 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 London Road (AL6 9HZ) in the last 12 months was 310.7 per 1,000 residents and was 174.5% higher than the Hatfield Villages average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (AL6 9HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Node Way Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Node Way Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stuart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Node Way Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Node Way Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Node Way Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maran Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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