Total Crime Rate

279.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 279.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Other theft 36.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.7 9/10
  • Drugs 15.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Roe Green Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 19th highest crime rate of 363 local areas in Welwyn Hatfield .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Roe Green Close (AL10 9PE) in the last 12 months was 279.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.7% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 129.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Roe Green Close (AL10 9PE), the main crime hotspot is near College Lane. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Roe Green Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chennells Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Ley Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roe Green Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Bishops Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishops Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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