Total Crime Rate

353.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 353.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 117.8 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Pond Croft area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 363 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 Pond Croft (AL10 0RX) in the last 12 months was 353.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 169.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pond Croft (AL10 0RX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 83 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pond Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre
Sep 2025Burglary Grove Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldykes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Briars Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lemsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grove Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hillside Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ely Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oak Tree Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences De Havilland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary De Havilland Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Burglary Grove Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Days Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Roe Green Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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