Total Crime Rate

71.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Lydia Mews area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hatfield South West , and the 169th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lydia Mews (AL9 7QA) in the last 12 months was 71.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Hatfield South West average (92.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lydia Mews (AL9 7QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Place, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Somers Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lydia Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Place —
Sep 2025Drugs Welham Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dixons Hill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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