Total Crime Rate
60.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Great Dell area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sherrards , and the 159th lowest crime rate of 361 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 Great Dell (AL8 7HP) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the Sherrards average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -15.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great Dell (AL8 7HP), the main crime hotspot is near Little Dell. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Sherrards| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Digswell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Digswell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Digswell Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coneydale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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