Total Crime Rate

6.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 6.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Herns Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 5th 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 Herns Lane (AL7 2AG) in the last 12 months was 6.2 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% lower than the Haldens average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herns Lane (AL7 2AG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Black Fan Road, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buddcroft (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Herns Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Appletree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Buddcroft 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 Hall Barns Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Broomhills Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broomhills Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Black Fan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Appletree Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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