Total Crime Rate
155.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buttercup Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hatfield Villages , and the 55th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Buttercup Close (AL10 9FG) in the last 12 months was 155.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher than the Hatfield Villages average (116.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buttercup Close (AL10 9FG), the main crime hotspot is near Buttercup Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lavender Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Lavender Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lavender Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lavender Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Manor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Green Lanes | Local resolution |
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