Total Crime Rate

40.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 40.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 10.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Deerswood Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Deerswood Avenue (AL10 8SA) in the last 12 months was 40.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deerswood Avenue (AL10 8SA), 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 Deerswood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kestrel Green Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swallow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmill Court —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Badger Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kestrel Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Otter Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxlease Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Deerswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Lamb Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lark Rise —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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