Crime Rates at Cotton Field, Hatfield, AL10 0DQ

Cotton Field area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 129th 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 Cotton Field (AL10 0DQ) in the last 12 months was 50.1 per 1,000 residents and was 2.2% lower than the Brookmans Park and Little Heath average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , 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 15 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Field (AL10 0DQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarke'S Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonecross Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.