Crime Rates at Gorseway, Hatfield, AL10 9GS

Gorseway area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hatfield Villages , and the 38th highest crime rate of 363 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 Gorseway (AL10 9GS) in the last 12 months was 187.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% higher than the Hatfield Villages average (113.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 94.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 113.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 73.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gorseway (AL10 9GS), the main crime hotspot is near Buttercup Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.