Total Crime Rate
163.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Days Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 48th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Days Close (AL10 0SD) in the last 12 months was 163.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 78.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Days Close (AL10 0SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parkhouse Bus Station, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A1001 (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Days Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Cavendish Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harpsfield Broadway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkhouse Bus Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parkhouse Bus Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briars Wood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Coombe Close | Under investigation |
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