Total Crime Rate
148.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mosquito Way area has the 21st highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 60th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mosquito Way (AL10 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 28.6% lower than the Hatfield Central average (207.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 350.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 54.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 233.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mosquito Way (AL10 9AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Aviation Avenue. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hatfield Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tiger Moth Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tiger Moth Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiger Moth Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiger Moth Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiger Moth Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsa Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Fillingham Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aviation Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derry Leys | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dragon Moth Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dragon Moth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Dragon Moth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Errington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fillingham Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tiger Moth Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Aviation Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cunningham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Runway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Bee Court | Under investigation |
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