Total Crime Rate
89.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hillside area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 137th highest crime rate of 363 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 Hillside (AL10 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 89.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hillside (AL10 8HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Reservoir Court. Police recorded 31 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 | Burglary | Briars Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hillcrest | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peters Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Oak Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Oak Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hillcrest | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holliers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hillside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Grove Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grove Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Grove Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Grove Mead | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sorrel Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holliers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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