Total Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.2 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 80.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Linnet Walk area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 151st highest crime rate of 361 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 Linnet Walk (AL10 8RG) in the last 12 months was 80.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3.2% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linnet Walk (AL10 8RG), the main crime hotspot is near Southdown Road. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Linnet Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswolds Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmill Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lark Rise —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lamb Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcon Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotswolds Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswolds Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swallow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southdown Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northdown Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kestrel Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilterns Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kestrel Green Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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