Total Crime Rate

201.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 201.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.8 10/10
  • Drugs 25.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wordsworth Court area has the 13th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 31st highest crime rate of 363 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 Wordsworth Court (AL10 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 201.7 per 1,000 residents and was 2.9% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 120.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Court (AL10 0EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wenham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Robin Hood Lane
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellands
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Minims Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Town Fields 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 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Robin Hood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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