Total Crime Rate
250.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
176.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wood Common area has the 11th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 25th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Common (AL10 0UE) in the last 12 months was 250.0 per 1,000 residents and was 21.6% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 176.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wood Common (AL10 0UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarke'S Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Little Mead (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clarke'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Branch Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Clarke'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarke'S Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornerfield | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lockley Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockley Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Drovers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Drovers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cecil Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Warren Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Branch Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Branch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Branch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Little Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillfield | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Branch Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Great Heath | Under investigation |
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