Total Crime Rate

80.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Dells area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 150th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Dells (AL10 9HY) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Hatfield East average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Dells (AL10 9HY), the main crime hotspot is near College Lane. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Dells area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Meadow Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roe Green Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Oak Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Oak Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bishops Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Meadow Croft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishops Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Ley Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chennells Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldykes Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Roberts Way North Under investigation
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Data Sources

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