Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bishops Rise area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Hatfield East , and the 143rd 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 Bishops Rise (AL10 9QT) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.3% higher than the Hatfield East average (84.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 450.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishops Rise (AL10 9QT), the main crime hotspot is near The Wades. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bishops Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filbert Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redhall Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robins Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Wades Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Wades Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redhall Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lime Tree Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ash Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filbert Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Garden Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaws Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Bradshaws Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bradshaws Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Shallcross Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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