Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Tilecroft area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Sherrards , and the 100th lowest crime rate of 363 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 Tilecroft (AL8 7QY) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tilecroft (AL8 7QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Firs, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Summer Dale (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tilecroft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monkswood Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakdale Under investigation
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Data Sources

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