Total Crime Rate

130.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 130.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Haltside area has the 26th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 79th highest crime rate of 363 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 Haltside (AL10 9SY) in the last 12 months was 130.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.4% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Haltside (AL10 9SY), 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 Haltside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossbrook —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossbrook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossbrook Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossbrook Under investigation
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Data Sources

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