Total Crime Rate
43.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Tolmers Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Northaw and Cuffley , and the 106th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tolmers Road (EN6 4JF) in the last 12 months was 43.0 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% higher than the Northaw and Cuffley average (39.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -54.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 173.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tolmers Road (EN6 4JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sopers Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sopers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Plough Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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