Total Crime Rate

112.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 112.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.8 8/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Great North Road (AL9 5FA) in the last 12 months was 112.9 per 1,000 residents and was 119.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great North Road (AL9 5FA), 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 (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Broadway —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Endymion Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bull Stag Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Bull Stag Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson North Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Heyford Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Endymion Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Endymion Road —
Apr 2026Burglary North Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ground Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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