Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Forum Place area has the 16th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 47th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forum Place (AL10 0RN) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.9% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -76.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forum Place (AL10 0RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jasmine Gardens (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forum Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Haven Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walsingham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order The Paddock Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order The Paddock Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Comet Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Middlefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Burglary De Havilland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Havilland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Minims Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haven Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pond Croft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pond Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Croft Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jasmine Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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