Total Crime Rate

236.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 236.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 85.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 10/10
  • Drugs 26.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Robbery 5.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Spectre Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 29th highest crime rate of 361 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Spectre Court (AL10 9NU) in the last 12 months was 236.0 per 1,000 residents and was 14.8% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -23.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spectre Court (AL10 9NU), the main crime hotspot is near Aviation Avenue. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Spectre Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aviation Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Albatross Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Horsa Gardens 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 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 Albatross Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Aviation Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aviation Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aviation Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dragon Moth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dragon Moth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dragon Moth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Halford Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halford Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Place —
Apr 2026Drugs Errington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cunningham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Errington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Errington Close Offender given a caution
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Data Sources

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