Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Station Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hatfield South West , and the 70th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (AL9 7PF) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% lower than the Hatfield South West average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Road (AL9 7PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lydia Mews, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Welham Green and Hatfield South| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Booths Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Booths Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Booths Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lydia Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lydia Mews | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lydia Mews | Under investigation |
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