Total Crime Rate

63.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
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

Chelwood Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 169th 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 Chelwood Avenue (AL10 0RE) in the last 12 months was 63.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chelwood Avenue (AL10 0RE), the main crime hotspot is near West View. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chelwood Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West View
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Heathcote Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathcote Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homestead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Crawford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellands
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birchwood Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chelwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Birchwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchway Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chelwood Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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