Total Crime Rate
125.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ryecroft area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 82nd 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 Ryecroft (AL10 9DD) in the last 12 months was 125.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 57.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ryecroft (AL10 9DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hatfield East| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mcdonald Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Grove Lea | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Willow Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Roberts Way North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robins Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Rickfield Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Roberts Way South | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Roberts Way South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
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