Total Crime Rate

116.4 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 116.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 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

Herns Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 90th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Herns Lane (AL7 2AH) in the last 12 months was 116.4 per 1,000 residents and was 15.2% 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 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 Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herns Lane (AL7 2AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Black Fan Road, where police recorded 206 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buddcroft (17 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Appletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hedgebrooms Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Black Fan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Black Fan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Black Fan Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Claycroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Herns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kingscroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingscroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appletree Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Buddcroft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingscroft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingscroft Under investigation
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Data Sources

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