Total Crime Rate
84.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Briars 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 8DG) 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 8DG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hatfield Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Haven Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Croft | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Meadow Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Conference/Exhibition Centre | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roe Green Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Days Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | De Havilland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | De Havilland Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hillcrest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcrest | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavendish Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Oak Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oak Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Dell | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Briars Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Haven Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grove Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holliers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holliers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grove Mead | Under investigation |
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