Total Crime Rate

279.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 279.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 97.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 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
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Longcroft Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 20th 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 Longcroft Lane (AL8 6EJ) in the last 12 months was 279.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.9% higher than the Handside average (183.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 27 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 21 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longcroft Lane (AL8 6EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A6129, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Longcroft Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilkins Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A6129 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Longcroft Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Longcroft Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Longcroft Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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