Total Crime Rate

127.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 127.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 47.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cunningham Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 77th 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 Cunningham Avenue (AL10 9LR) in the last 12 months was 127.8 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cunningham Avenue (AL10 9LR), 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.

Crime Over Time in Cunningham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albatross Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albatross Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Errington Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barlow Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barlow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Queen Bee Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albatross Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halford Court —
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Albatross Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albatross Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Errington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Horsa Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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