Total Crime Rate
117.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
88.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Stockbreach Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 94th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stockbreach Close (AL10 0BA) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Hatfield Central average (205.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stockbreach Close (AL10 0BA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Robin Hood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middlefield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Common | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Worcester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Common | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Common | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robin Hood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemsford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Common | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Common | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middlefield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Minims | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Minims | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockbreach Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockbreach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockbreach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockbreach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wellfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robin Hood Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robin Hood Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Robin Hood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lemsford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
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