Total Crime Rate
329.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
154.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Featherdell area has the 5th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 14th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Featherdell (AL10 8DE) in the last 12 months was 329.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -29.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 154.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Featherdell (AL10 8DE), the main crime hotspot is near Coombe Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | De Havilland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Briars Wood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Spring Glen | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Briars Wood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briars Wood | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briars Wood | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Briars Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillcrest | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maryland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grove Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Grove Mead | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Worcester Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | De Havilland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coombe Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | 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 | Burglary | Croft Field | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maryland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Days Mead | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maryland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Coombe Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Coombe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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