Crime Rates at Woods Avenue, Hatfield, AL10 8NA

Woods Avenue area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 148th highest crime rate of 363 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 Woods Avenue (AL10 8NA) in the last 12 months was 83.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower than the Hatfield Central average (207.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woods Avenue (AL10 8NA), the main crime hotspot is near Finch Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.