Total Crime Rate

118.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 118.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Maryland area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 91st highest crime rate of 361 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 Maryland (AL10 8DR) in the last 12 months was 118.9 per 1,000 residents and was 42.1% lower 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Maryland (AL10 8DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coombe Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Maryland area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briars Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maryland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavendish Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briars Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cavendish Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Spring Glen Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maryland Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maryland Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Maryland Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maryland
Apr 2026Drugs Haseldine Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briars Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Briars Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Briars Wood Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briars Wood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coombe Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Coombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Briars Wood Under investigation

Data Sources

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