Total Crime Rate

128.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 128.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 39.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Salisbury 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.

Crime Over Time in Salisbury Hall Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Place
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dragon Moth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dragon Moth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dragon Moth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horsa Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Close
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halford Court
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Bee Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Close
Apr 2026Public order Derry Leys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Derry Leys Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Derry Leys Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Errington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Errington Close Offender given a caution

Data Sources

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