Total Crime Rate
95.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sopers Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Northaw and Cuffley , and the 123rd highest crime rate of 363 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 Sopers Road (EN6 4RY) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 142.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sopers Road (EN6 4RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cuffley Hill, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lambs Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cuffley Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cuffley Hill | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sopers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansfield Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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