Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 143.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Knightsfield area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sherrards , and the 65th 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 Knightsfield (AL8 7JD) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 180.2% higher than the Sherrards average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightsfield (AL8 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Pippens. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knightsfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Vineyard Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Little Dell —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Dell Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pippens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Pippens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picketts Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Picketts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coneydale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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