Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 80.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.0 9/10
  • Drugs 12.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.0 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Salisbury Square area has the 18th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Salisbury Square (AL9 5BE) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% higher than the Brookmans Park and Little Heath average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Square (AL9 5BE), the main crime hotspot is near St Etheldreda'S Drive. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Salisbury Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Etheldreda'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Etheldreda'S Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Endymion Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Endymion Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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