Total Crime Rate
652.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Great North Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 7th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Great North Road (AL9 5JN) in the last 12 months was 652.3 per 1,000 residents and was 214.2% higher than the Hatfield Central average (207.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -52.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 218.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Great North Road (AL9 5JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillfield, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Common (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hatfield Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bull Stag Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Branch Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillfield | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Heath | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillfield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bull Stag Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bull Stag Green | Under investigation |
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