Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • 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
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 9th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sherrards , and the 136th lowest crime rate of 363 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 Knightsfield (AL8 7QL) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% higher than the Sherrards average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knightsfield (AL8 7QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Maidensfield, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Picketts (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knightsfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Picketts Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Ashcombe Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Picketts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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