Total Crime Rate

13.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

The Ryde area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 19th lowest 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 The Ryde (AL9 5DP) in the last 12 months was 13.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 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 Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Ryde (AL9 5DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bull Stag Green, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sovereign Place (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Brookmans Park and Little Heath

Crime Over Time in The Ryde area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lodge Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bull Stag Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bull Stag Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bull Stag Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mount Pleasant Close —
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Data Sources

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