Total Crime Rate

76.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.2 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 76.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Public order 5.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Badger Way area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 160th 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 Badger Way (AL10 8RY) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 7.7% 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 Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Badger Way (AL10 8RY), the main crime hotspot is near Stanley Drive. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Badger Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lamb Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Badger Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Deerswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmill Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Otter Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxlease Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bullrush Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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