Total Crime Rate
146.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Worcester Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Worcester Road (AL10 0DX) in the last 12 months was 146.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Worcester Road (AL10 0DX), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hatfield Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Goldsmith Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ely Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ely Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemsford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemsford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmith Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harpsfield Broadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walsingham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parkhouse Bus Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parkhouse Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parkhouse Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhouse Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhouse Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Worcester Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhouse Bus Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Police Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Middlefield | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Comet Way | Under investigation |
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