Total Crime Rate
79.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thrush Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 154th highest crime rate of 361 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 Thrush Avenue (AL10 8QU) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Hatfield East average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thrush Avenue (AL10 8QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Roberts Way, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Reservoir Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rickfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpiper Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Roberts Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sparrowhawk Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallow Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Swallow Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kestrel Green | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Kestrel Green | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Falcon Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sandpiper Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Cotswolds | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lark Rise | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cotswolds | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotswolds | Under investigation |
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