Total Crime Rate

1760.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1760.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 570.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 403.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 268.9 10/10
  • Other theft 111.5 10/10
  • Public order 101.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 78.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 65.6 10/10
  • Robbery 45.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 29.5 10/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Drugs 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Other crime 13.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Common 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 The Common (AL10 0LU) 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 The Common (AL10 0LU), 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.

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Crime Over Time in The Common area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Haven Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holliers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holliers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hillside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Minims Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Minims Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haven Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellands —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pond Croft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pond Croft —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Town Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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