Crime Rates at Hedges Close, Hatfield, AL10 0HZ

Hedges Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 75th 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 Hedges Close (AL10 0HZ) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 149.2% higher than the Brookmans Park and Little Heath average (51.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hedges Close (AL10 0HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.