Total Crime Rate

121.9 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 121.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.2 4/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ely Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 84th 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 Ely Close (AL10 0DN) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (β‰ˆ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ely Close (AL10 0DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jasmine Gardens (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ely Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Croft Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary De Havilland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Havilland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walsingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Haven Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haven Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Paddock Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pond Croft β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pond Croft β€”
Sep 2025Public order The Paddock Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jasmine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Minims Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Minims Under investigation

Data Sources

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