Total Crime Rate

329.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.1 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 329.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.5 10/10
  • Burglary 21.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Drugs 15.1 9/10
  • Public order 15.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.1 7/10
  • Robbery 9.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pond Croft area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 14th 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 Pond Croft (AL10 0RX) in the last 12 months was 329.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% higher 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 154.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pond Croft (AL10 0RX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pond Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maryland Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Croft Field Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Briars Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briars Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briars Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briars Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lemsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lemsford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maryland
Apr 2026Other theft Maryland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maryland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maryland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briars Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Grove Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worcester Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Days Mead
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cavendish Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briars Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Briars Wood Under investigation

Data Sources

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