Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.9 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 85.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 32.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Public order 6.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great North Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 143rd highest 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 Great North Road (AL9 5DA) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great North Road (AL9 5DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hatfield, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Endymion Mews (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Great North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bull Stag Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bull Stag Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Branch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branch Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heyford Way —
Apr 2026Burglary North Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endymion Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Ryde —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Crescent —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fawn Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ground Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Branch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fawn Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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