Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 13.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Langstone Ley area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 82nd lowest crime rate of 361 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 Langstone Ley (AL7 1FF) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% lower than the Howlands average (73.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langstone Ley (AL7 1FF), the main crime hotspot is near Black Fan Road. Police recorded 94 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Langstone Ley area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Little Ridge Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Fan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Fan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Fan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Black Fan Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beauchamps —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Grove Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Graveley Dell Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thundridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elderfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaddesden Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bushey Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Sampsons Field —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Whitethorn Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Woodcot Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Sampsons Field —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hall Barns Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitethorn Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Fan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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