Total Crime Rate
508.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Coombe Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 9th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Coombe Close (AL10 0FH) in the last 12 months was 508.2 per 1,000 residents and was 144.7% higher than the Hatfield Central average (207.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -47.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 106 (β 174.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coombe Close (AL10 0FH), 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 | Bicycle theft | Oak Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Havilland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhouse Bus Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhouse Bus Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Comet Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhouse Bus Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhouse Bus Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Havilland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Walsingham Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Worcester Road | β |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhouse Bus Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Briars Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhouse Bus Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhouse Bus Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lemsford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Police Station | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oak Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A1001 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Tree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Tree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A1001 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parkhouse Bus Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldykes | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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