Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 113.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Other crime 17.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Brooksfield area has the 10th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Haldens , and the 101st highest crime rate of 361 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 Brooksfield (AL7 2AN) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.0% higher than the Haldens average (100.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 58.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brooksfield (AL7 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brooksfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingscroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Baldwins Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Buddcroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackdaws Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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