Crime Rates at Essendon Hill, Essendon, Hatfield, AL9 6AN

Essendon Hill area has the 9th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 89th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Essendon Hill (AL9 6AN) in the last 12 months was 119.4 per 1,000 residents and was 132.3% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Essendon Hill (AL9 6AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rectory Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orm Court (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.