Total Crime Rate

23.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Colgrove area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 363 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 Colgrove (AL8 6HY) in the last 12 months was 23.2 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% lower than the Handside average (183.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colgrove (AL8 6HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A6129, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanborough Green (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colgrove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A6129 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Fearnley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanborough Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanborough Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnside Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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