Total Crime Rate

195.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 195.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 58.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 58.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Stanborough Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 35th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stanborough Road (AL8 6XD) in the last 12 months was 195.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.4% lower than the Handside average (209.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stanborough Road (AL8 6XD), 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 Stanborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fordwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A6129 —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stanborough Green —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanborough Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting A6129 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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