Total Crime Rate

61.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 61.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • 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 theft 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
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 Gardens area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 165th 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 Longcroft Gardens (AL8 6JR) in the last 12 months was 61.8 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longcroft Gardens (AL8 6JR), the main crime hotspot is near Fretherne Road. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longcroft Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Longcroft Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fretherne Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Longcroft Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Athelstan Walk South Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fretherne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wilkins Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other crime Longcroft Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Creswick Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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