Total Crime Rate

275.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

72.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 275.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 101.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 72.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stanborough Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 21st highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanborough Road (AL8 6DQ) in the last 12 months was 275.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% higher than the Handside average (182.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 72.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -39.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanborough Road (AL8 6DQ), the main crime hotspot is near A6129. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stanborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Public order A6129 Under investigation
Oct 2025Vehicle crime East Burrowfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting A6129 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Shoplifting A6129 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanborough Close —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanborough Close —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Close Under investigation
Oct 2025Shoplifting A6129 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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