Total Crime Rate

101.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 101.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • 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

Holme Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Hatfield Villages , and the 112th 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 Holme Close (AL10 9LQ) in the last 12 months was 101.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.3% lower 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 75.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holme Close (AL10 9LQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Holme Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buttercup Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gorseway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lanes
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Lanes
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broad Acres Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cornflower Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lavender Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cornflower Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daisy Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Daisy Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buttercup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Great Braitch Lane Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Holme Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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