Total Crime Rate

74.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 74.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wood Common area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 166th 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 Wood Common (AL10 0UB) in the last 12 months was 74.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Common (AL10 0UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wood Common (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Common area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Little Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Warren Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drovers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Heath —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clarke'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lockley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillfield —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Branch Close —

Data Sources

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