Total Crime Rate

484.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 484.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 294.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.3 7/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Langstone Ley area has the 4th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 11th 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 Langstone Ley (AL7 1FQ) in the last 12 months was 484.2 per 1,000 residents and was 417.7% higher than the Howlands average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -89.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 82.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Langstone Ley (AL7 1FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Black Fan Road. Police recorded 229 crimes here, including 18 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldbury Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Black Fan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Break Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Great Break Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great Break Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great Break Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Black Fan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Black Fan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Leefield —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Poundwell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Fan Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Black Fan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Black Fan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elderfield —
Sep 2025Other crime Appletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Graveley Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great Break Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elderfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elderfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elderfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Poundwell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Latimer Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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