Total Crime Rate

652.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 652.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 152.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 148.4 10/10
  • Other theft 78.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 46.9 10/10
  • Public order 46.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Other crime 15.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
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

Great 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 5JX) 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 5JX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 86 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.

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Crime Over Time in Great North Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Heath —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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