Total Crime Rate
38.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chipmunk Chase area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chipmunk Chase (AL10 9GH) in the last 12 months was 38.1 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% lower than the Hatfield Central average (205.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chipmunk Chase (AL10 9GH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Errington Close, where police recorded 53 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barlow Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunningham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Derry Leys | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Errington Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Errington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dragon Moth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dragon Moth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Horsa Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dragon Moth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Derry Leys | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Derry Leys | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen Bee Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halford Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
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