Total Crime Rate

254.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 254.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • 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

Dellfield Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 23rd 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 Dellfield Road (AL10 8EW) in the last 12 months was 254.1 per 1,000 residents and was 22.4% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 151.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dellfield Road (AL10 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 149 crimes here, including 70 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dellfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Town Fields Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queensway
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queensway Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Dellfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Dellfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Dog Kennel Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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