Total Crime Rate

231.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 231.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Other theft 46.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.7 9/10
  • Burglary 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Devon Mead area has the 9th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 25th 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 Devon Mead (AL10 9GD) in the last 12 months was 231.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Devon Mead (AL10 9GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Errington Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walker Grove (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Devon Mead area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Cunningham Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Halford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dragon Moth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dragon Moth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dragon Moth Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tiger Moth Way
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiger Moth Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiger Moth Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiger Moth Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiger Moth Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Runway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiger Moth Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Barlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derry Leys Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fillingham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Fillingham Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oxford Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsa Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Errington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Barlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Halford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen Bee Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richards Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Richards Street
Sep 2025Drugs Richards Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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