Total Crime Rate
61.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Birchway area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 164th lowest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Birchway (AL10 0PD) in the last 12 months was 61.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Birchway (AL10 0PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Green Croft (15 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedges Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedges Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wenham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | B197 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Crawford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Birchway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Strawmead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Green Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathcote Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Birchwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Birchwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Birchwood Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Heathcote Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stonecross Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hedges Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Harvest Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chelwood Avenue | Under investigation |
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