Total Crime Rate
128.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Salisbury Hall Drive area has the 27th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 76th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Salisbury Hall Drive (AL10 9GJ) in the last 12 months was 128.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Salisbury Hall Drive (AL10 9GJ), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barlow 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 | Other theft | Dragon Moth Road | 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 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Horsa Gardens | Under investigation |
| 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 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halford Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen Bee Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Derry Leys | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Derry Leys | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Derry Leys | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Errington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Errington Close | Offender given a caution |
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