Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 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 60.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

St Audreys Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hatfield South West , and the 162nd 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 St Audreys Close (AL10 8UN) in the last 12 months was 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% lower than the Hatfield South West average (95.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Audreys Close (AL10 8UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Millwards, where police recorded 38 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stanley Drive (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Audreys Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandifield
Apr 2026Other theft Deerswood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Richmond Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingsmill Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southdown Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brickfield

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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