Crime Rates at Chilterns, Hatfield, AL10 8JU

Chilterns 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 Chilterns (AL10 8JU) 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 Chilterns (AL10 8JU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 70 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.