Total Crime Rate

446.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 446.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 146.2 10/10
  • Other theft 34.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 15.4 10/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Marsden Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Handside , and the 12th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marsden Road (AL8 6YH) in the last 12 months was 446.2 per 1,000 residents and was 142.9% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 176.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsden Road (AL8 6YH), the main crime hotspot is near Stanborough Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marsden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Stanborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanborough Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Stanborough Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanborough Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fearnley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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