Total Crime Rate
134.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026De Havilland Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 66th 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 De Havilland Close (AL10 0DP) in the last 12 months was 134.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.5% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -19.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 62.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around De Havilland Close (AL10 0DP), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhouse Bus Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Police Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkhouse Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Feather Dell | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A1001 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | A1001 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A1001 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | A1001 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | A1001 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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