Total Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 7/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 92.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Croft area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 131st highest crime rate of 363 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 Meadow Croft (AL10 0SG) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Croft (AL10 0SG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 165 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (54 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Croft area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parkhouse Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harpsfield Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Parkhouse Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parkhouse Bus Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parkhouse Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parkhouse Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parkhouse Bus Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parkhouse Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A1001 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Croft Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parkhouse Bus Station β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldykes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft A1001 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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