Total Crime Rate

118.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 118.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Drovers Way area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Drovers Way (AL10 0PX) in the last 12 months was 118.7 per 1,000 residents and was 42.2% lower than the Hatfield Central average (205.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Drovers Way (AL10 0PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarke'S Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Mead (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Drovers Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clarke'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cecil Crescent
Apr 2026Public order Clarke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Strawmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Branch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecross Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornerfield Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cobmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drovers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Drovers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Cobmead Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ground Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Warren Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clarke'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lockley Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Branch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Branch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Great Heath Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Branch Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillfield
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hillfield

Data Sources

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