Total Crime Rate
1760.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Town Centre area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 2nd 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 Town Centre (AL10 0JL) in the last 12 months was 1760.7 per 1,000 residents and was 747.9% higher than the Hatfield Central average (207.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 174 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 72.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 170 (≈ 557.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Town Centre (AL10 0JL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 70 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 | Drugs | B197 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Town Fields | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dog Kennel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Robin Hood Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Dog Kennel Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Robin Hood Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Link Close | Under investigation |
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