Total Crime Rate

152.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 152.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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 Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 57th highest crime rate of 363 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 Road (AL10 0BB) in the last 12 months was 152.8 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stockbreach Road (AL10 0BB), 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 Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellands —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Paddock Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Town Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Minims Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robin Hood Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Minims Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order The Paddock Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jasmine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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