Total Crime Rate

10.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 10.2 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.8 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Burycroft area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sherrards , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 361 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 Burycroft (AL8 7AW) in the last 12 months was 10.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.0% lower than the Sherrards average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burycroft (AL8 7AW), the main crime hotspot is near Bessemer Road. Police recorded 23 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 Burycroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bessemer Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashcombe —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pippens —
Apr 2026Other crime Byfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Byfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bessemer Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bessemer Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bessemer Road —
Apr 2026Public order Bessemer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nursery Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bessemer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bessemer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harwood Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Archfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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