Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.4 5/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.9 3/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hawkshead Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 147th lowest 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 Hawkshead Road (EN6 1LZ) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% higher than the Brookmans Park and Little Heath average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkshead Road (EN6 1LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heathfield Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thornton Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hawkshead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Speyhawk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Great North Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Speyhawk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Speyhawk Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heath Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Osborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wain Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thornton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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