Total Crime Rate

105.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 105.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.0 9/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Farmhouse Mews area has the 7th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hatfield South West , and the 111th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Old Farmhouse Mews (AL9 7FA) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.9% higher than the Hatfield South West average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Farmhouse Mews (AL9 7FA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Farmhouse Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Huggins Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydia Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bushwood Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Farmhouse Mews —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Old Farmhouse Mews —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dixons Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lydia Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lydia Mews —
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Data Sources

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