Total Crime Rate

87.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 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 · 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 10th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hatfield Villages , and the 140th highest crime rate of 363 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 London Road (AL6 9JD) in the last 12 months was 87.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.9% lower than the Hatfield Villages average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (AL6 9JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Prospect Place (8 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stuart Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stuart Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lancaster Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maran Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Node Way Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Node Way Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holly Hall Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holly Hall Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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