Total Crime Rate

29.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 29.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 22.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Scotts View area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scotts View (AL8 6HF) in the last 12 months was 29.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.9% lower than the Handside average (209.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scotts View (AL8 6HF), the main crime hotspot is near Stanborough Green. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Scotts View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Attimore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marsden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsden Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanborough Green —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanborough Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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