Total Crime Rate

129.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 129.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 45.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.6 9/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Oxlease Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 74th 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 Oxlease Drive (AL10 8PT) in the last 12 months was 129.1 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxlease Drive (AL10 8PT), the main crime hotspot is near Lamb Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oxlease Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Badger Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swallow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lamb Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Otter Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxlease Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullrush Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kestrel Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Deerswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kestrel Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

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