Total Crime Rate
105.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dragon Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dragon Road (AL10 9LX) in the last 12 months was 105.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower than the Hatfield Central average (207.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dragon Road (AL10 9LX), the main crime hotspot is near Aviation Avenue. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Hatfield Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiger Moth Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Flamingo Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Flamingo Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Horsa Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Errington Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nimrod Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Aviation Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aviation Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen Bee Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiger Moth Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiger Moth Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tiger Moth Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cunningham Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Runway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Albatross Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Albatross Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tiger Moth Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tiger Moth Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Oxford Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Halford Court | Under investigation |
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