Total Crime Rate
107.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ground Lane area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 97th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ground Lane (AL10 0HQ) in the last 12 months was 107.1 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -55.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ground Lane (AL10 0HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarke'S Road, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonecross Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hatfield Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Endymion Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | North Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Endymion Mews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stonecross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedges Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strawmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Branch Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ground Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Endymion Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedges Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Clarke'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cotton Field | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Drovers Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvest Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hedges Close | Under investigation |
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