Crime Rates at Cooks Way, Hatfield, AL10 8XT

Cooks Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 41st highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cooks Way (AL10 8XT) in the last 12 months was 178.0 per 1,000 residents and was 109.9% higher than the Hatfield East average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 105.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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