Total Crime Rate

133.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 133.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Caponfield area has the 13th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 76th 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 Caponfield (AL7 4AP) in the last 12 months was 133.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% higher than the Howlands average (93.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 170.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caponfield (AL7 4AP), the main crime hotspot is near Desborough Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Caponfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Autumn Grove —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Desborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cole Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cole Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thistle Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thistle Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carve Ley Under investigation
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Data Sources

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