Total Crime Rate

58.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stockbreach Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 157th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stockbreach Close (AL10 0AX) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Hatfield Central average (207.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stockbreach Close (AL10 0AX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stockbreach Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Paddock Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robin Hood Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Town Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Robin Hood Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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