Total Crime Rate

163.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Other theft 28.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Burglary 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Other crime 9.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northaw Road East area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Northaw and Cuffley , and the 49th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Northaw Road East (EN6 4LY) in the last 12 months was 163.5 per 1,000 residents and was 280.6% higher than the Northaw and Cuffley average (43.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northaw Road East (EN6 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Northaw Road East (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northaw Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime South Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burleigh Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft South Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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