Total Crime Rate

104.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Pond Field area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 105th 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 Pond Field (AL7 1PR) in the last 12 months was 104.1 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% higher than the Haldens average (101.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pond Field (AL7 1PR), the main crime hotspot is near Quickbeams. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pond Field area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sterling Court —
Sep 2025Drugs Lumbards Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Sterling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sterling Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Margery Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowans Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quickbeams Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Quickbeams Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Pond Field Under investigation
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Data Sources

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