Total Crime Rate

248.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

171.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 248.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 171.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 150.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wordsworth 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.

Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs The Common Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockbreach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockbreach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockbreach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stockbreach Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Minims Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Minims Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Common
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Middlefield
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wenham Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Wellfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Robin Hood Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Robin Hood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robin Hood Lane
Apr 2026Theft from the person Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Common Under investigation

Data Sources

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