Total Crime Rate

152.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.3 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 152.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other crime 15.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cornflower Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hatfield Villages , and the 57th 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 Cornflower Way (AL10 9FY) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 91.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornflower Way (AL10 9FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gorseway, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lavender Close (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cornflower Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Oypsy Moth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lavender Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Cornflower Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lavender Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lavender Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lavender Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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