Total Crime Rate
57.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cunningham Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 155th 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 Cunningham Avenue (AL10 9JH) in the last 12 months was 57.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Hatfield Central average (205.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cunningham Avenue (AL10 9JH), 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 | Horsa Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albatross Way | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barlow Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Albatross Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albatross Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Albatross Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albatross Way | 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 | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halford Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barlow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Queen Bee Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nimrod Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cunningham Avenue | Under investigation |
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