Crime Rates at Hatfield, AL10 8UA

This area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Brookmans Park and Little Heath , and the 58th highest crime rate of 363 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 This (AL10 8UA) in the last 12 months was 150.6 per 1,000 residents and was 193.8% higher than the Brookmans Park and Little Heath average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 84.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode AL10 8UA, the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 145 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.