Total Crime Rate
98.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
49.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Paddock area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 125th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Paddock (AL10 0ED) in the last 12 months was 98.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.1% lower than the Hatfield Central average (205.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Paddock (AL10 0ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jasmine Gardens (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockbreach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comet Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jasmine Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Jasmine Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Jasmine Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Worcester Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comet Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lemsford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockbreach Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockbreach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockbreach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | West View | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West View | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Jasmine Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jasmine Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemsford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddock | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middlefield | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middlefield | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Paddock | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Minims | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Minims | Under investigation |
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