Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 50.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Vineyard area has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sherrards , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Vineyard (AL8 7PY) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Vineyard (AL8 7PY), the main crime hotspot is near Gresley Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Vineyard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pippens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coneydale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gresley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digswell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Digswell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Digswell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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