Total Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.1 3/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Harpenden Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Hatfield , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 1,002 local areas in Doncaster .

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 Harpenden Drive (DN7 4HF) in the last 12 months was 29.1 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% lower than the Hatfield average (126.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harpenden Drive (DN7 4HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tower Gardens (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Harpenden Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Widford Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Ayots Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Broadlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broadlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway Nook —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway Nook —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway Nook —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Widford Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Widford Green Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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