Total Crime Rate

56.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.8 6/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Little Lake area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Howlands , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 363 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 Little Lake (AL7 4RT) in the last 12 months was 56.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Lake (AL7 4RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 250 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Desborough Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Little Lake area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Mead —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Little Lake Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Desborough Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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