Total Crime Rate
248.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
171.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wordsworth Court area has the 12th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 26th 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 Wordsworth Court (AL10 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 248.9 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% higher 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 171.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wordsworth Court (AL10 0EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | The Common | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockbreach Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockbreach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stockbreach Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stockbreach Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Minims | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Minims | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Common | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Middlefield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Birchwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wenham Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Wellfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robin Hood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Robin Hood Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Robin Hood Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robin Hood Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Birchwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Common | Under investigation |
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