Total Crime Rate

298.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.7 per 1,000 10/10 Β· 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 298.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 132.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.4 10/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oaklands Wood area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 17th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oaklands Wood (AL10 8LU) in the last 12 months was 298.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% higher than the Hatfield Central average (205.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (β‰ˆ 154.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oaklands Wood (AL10 8LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 161 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (60 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Oaklands Wood area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockbreach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robin Hood Lane β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robin Hood Lane β€”
Apr 2026Burglary Robin Hood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robin Hood Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oaklands Wood β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Vale β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queensway β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Link Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockbreach Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stockbreach Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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