Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 79.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Other theft 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.6 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 1.5 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Minster Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 154th highest crime rate of 361 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 Minster Close (AL10 9JN) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% lower than the Hatfield East average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minster Close (AL10 9JN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Minster Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cotswolds Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lark Rise —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Grove Lea Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Lea Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chilterns Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sparrowhawk Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rickfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sandpiper Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Falcon Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswolds Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotswolds Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ryecroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ryecroft Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Roberts Way South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Roberts Way South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roberts Way South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roberts Way South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Swallow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallow Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Roberts Way North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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