Total Crime Rate

195.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 195.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.6 10/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Burglary 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cherry Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hatfield South West , and the 34th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cherry Way (AL10 8LD) in the last 12 months was 195.8 per 1,000 residents and was 104.7% higher than the Hatfield South West average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -15.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 99.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cherry Way (AL10 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near The Wades. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cherry Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickfield —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shallcross Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ash Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherry Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilterns Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northdown Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Lea Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lea Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Acacia Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acacia Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswolds Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lime Tree Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswolds Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shallcross Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotswolds Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Furzen Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southdown Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Wades Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Wades Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Furzen Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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