Total Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Theft from the person 8.0 8/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Salisbury Square area has the 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 160th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salisbury Square (AL9 5AF) in the last 12 months was 76.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% higher than the Brookmans Park and Little Heath average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Square (AL9 5AF), the main crime hotspot is near Hatfield. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Brookmans Park and Little Heath

Crime Over Time in Salisbury Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cranborne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Park Meadow Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Hatfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hatfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endymion Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Endymion Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Endymion Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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