Total Crime Rate

252.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 252.8 10/10
  • Other theft 71.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 38.5 10/10
  • Drugs 27.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mosquito Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 24th highest crime rate of 361 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 Mosquito Way (AL10 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 252.8 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% higher than the Hatfield Central average (205.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 85.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 65.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mosquito Way (AL10 9AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Aviation Avenue. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Mosquito Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Dragon Moth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Bee Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Errington Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Errington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halford Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aviation Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aviation Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aviation Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aviation Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dragon Moth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Derry Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Derry Leys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Derry Leys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dragon Moth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horsa Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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