Total Crime Rate
107.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cheviots area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 107th 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 Cheviots (AL10 8JT) in the last 12 months was 107.9 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% higher than the Hatfield East average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -21.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cheviots (AL10 8JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 72 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Wades (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southdown Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grove Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lea | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Wades | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Wades | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acacia Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Acacia Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Northdown Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chilterns | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cherry Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Ryecroft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswolds | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shallcross Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cotswolds | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotswolds | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lark Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Falcon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shallcross Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ryecroft | Under investigation |
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