Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Briars Wood area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 145th 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 Briars Wood (AL10 8DA) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% 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 Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 33.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briars Wood (AL10 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briars Wood area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hillside Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grove Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pond Croft —
Sep 2025Burglary Briars Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pond Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Grove Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Grove Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Hillcrest Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pond Croft Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Days Mead Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holliers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Peters Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holliers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Haven Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Haven Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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