Total Crime Rate

1550.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

514.8 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 1550.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 514.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 393.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 341.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 324.6 10/10
  • Public order 127.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.9 10/10
  • Other theft 65.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 62.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 39.3 10/10
  • Robbery 36.1 10/10
  • Drugs 29.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.0 10/10
  • Burglary 19.7 10/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
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

Town Centre area has the highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 4th highest crime rate of 361 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 0JP) in the last 12 months was 1550.8 per 1,000 residents and was 654.5% higher than the Hatfield Central average (205.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -35.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 157 (≈ 514.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Town Centre (AL10 0JP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 161 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Town Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/53)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Link Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Link Drive Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Vale —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oaklands Wood —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vixen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vixen Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wenham Place —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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