Sales (24m)
11Town Ledger34 postcode units
Essendon
Welwyn Hatfield
Median Price (3Y)
£655,000Price Trend (5Y)
-6.7%/yrSales (24m)
11
Median Price (3Y)
£655,000
Price Trend (5Y)
-6.7%/yr
Crime Trends
Police crime history across the Essendon catchment, normalized to the LSOAs that currently make up this town footprint.
Latest month
11
Published for Jan 2026
Largest category
Unknown
101 incidents in the trailing 12-month window
YoY change
-14.2%
2025 vs 2024
Latest month11Published for Jan 2026
3M rolling average15.67incidents per month
12M baseline18.42Trailing yearly average for the same geography.
YoY change-14.2%2025 vs 2024
Monthly trend line (5Y)
Monthly level3M rolling averageQuarter change -23.0%Feb 2021 to Jan 2026
Annual comparison
Location summary
LocationEssendonCounts are normalized against the town's current LSOA footprint.
Total incidents221Latest rolling 12-month police window.
Largest categoryUnspecified101 incidents · 45.7%
CoverageSingle LSOARolling averages are normalized by this coverage set.
Mapped incident locations
| Month | Crime type | Location | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Church Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Fore Street | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Anti-social behaviour Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Low Road | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Criminal damage and arson Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Mill Green Lane | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Mill Green Lane | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Drugs Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Park Close | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Anti-social behaviour Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Parking Area | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Violence and sexual offences Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near School Lane | Under investigation |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Sovereign Place | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Sunset View | No outcome published |
| Jan 2026 | Unspecified Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near West End Lane | No outcome published |
| Dec 2025 | Unspecified Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Fore Street | No outcome published |
| Dec 2025 | Vehicle crime Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Fore Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Dec 2025 | Burglary Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Mill Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Dec 2025 | Unspecified Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Mill Green Lane | No outcome published |
| Dec 2025 | Criminal damage and arson Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Park Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Dec 2025 | Other theft Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Park Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Dec 2025 | Unspecified Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Park Close | No outcome published |
| Dec 2025 | Unspecified Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Park Close | No outcome published |
| Dec 2025 | Unspecified Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Park Close | No outcome published |
| Dec 2025 | Violence and sexual offences Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Park Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Dec 2025 | Anti-social behaviour Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Parking Area | No outcome published |
| Dec 2025 | Drugs Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Dec 2025 | Unspecified Hertfordshire Constabulary | On or near Parking Area | No outcome published |
Category totals
| Crime type | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unspecified Essendon | 101 | 45.7% |
| Violence and sexual offences Essendon | 39 | 17.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour Essendon | 30 | 13.6% |
| Criminal damage and arson Essendon | 17 | 7.7% |
| Other theft Essendon | 8 | 3.6% |
| Vehicle crime Essendon | 7 | 3.2% |
| Drugs Essendon | 6 | 2.7% |
| Public order Essendon | 5 | 2.3% |
| Burglary Essendon | 3 | 1.4% |
| Bicycle theft Essendon | 1 | 0.5% |
| Other crime Essendon | 1 | 0.5% |
| Robbery Essendon | 1 | 0.5% |
| Shoplifting Essendon | 1 | 0.5% |
| Theft from the person Essendon | 1 | 0.5% |
Police archive locations are published as mapped street-level points, not exact private addresses, so incidents may be snapped to a nearby road segment. Annual comparison uses full calendar years where 12 published months are available; otherwise it falls back to trailing 12 months versus the preceding 12 months.