Total Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 55.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Elmwood area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 150th 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 Elmwood (AL8 6LD) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 69.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elmwood (AL8 6LD), the main crime hotspot is near Broadfield Place. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Elmwood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attimore Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Melbourne Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Elm Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Attimore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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