Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 91.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.7 6/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Garden Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 134th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Garden Avenue (AL10 8LN) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% higher than the Hatfield East average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Avenue (AL10 8LN), the main crime hotspot is near The Wades. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cherry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cherry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Wades Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Wades Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Bradshaws Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaws Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaws Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Lea Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Other crime Shallcross Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redhall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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