Total Crime Rate

327.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 327.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.0 10/10
  • Burglary 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Downsfield area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hatfield South West , and the 16th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Downsfield (AL10 8TL) in the last 12 months was 327.2 per 1,000 residents and was 252.8% higher than the Hatfield South West average (92.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 148.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 242.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Downsfield (AL10 8TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millwards, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Audreys Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Downsfield area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Millwards Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cherry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Audreys Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Millwards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Millwards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Audreys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Audreys Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southdown Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Audreys Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cherry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millwards Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southdown Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Southdown Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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