Total Crime Rate

99.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 99.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Drugs 5.0 6/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deerswood Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 116th highest crime rate of 363 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 Deerswood Avenue (AL10 8RX) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 17.1% higher than the Hatfield East average (84.8 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 Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 49.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deerswood Avenue (AL10 8RX), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Drive. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deerswood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Lamb Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullrush Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Honeysuckle Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bullrush Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bullrush Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxlease Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Coney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamb Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stanley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deerswood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Primrose Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Primrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stanley Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxlease Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxlease Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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