Total Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Talbot Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 163rd 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 Talbot Road (AL10 0QX) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Talbot Road (AL10 0QX), 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 | Public order | Birchwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Homestead Road | 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Chelwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chelwood Avenue | Under investigation |
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