Total Crime Rate

1248.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

537.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1248.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 537.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 337.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 253.3 10/10
  • Drugs 177.8 10/10
  • Public order 177.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 133.3 10/10
  • Other theft 44.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 40.0 10/10
  • Other crime 22.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 17.8 9/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.9 9/10
  • Robbery 8.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Comet Way area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 5th highest crime rate of 361 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 Comet Way (AL10 9TL) in the last 12 months was 1248.9 per 1,000 residents and was 507.6% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 121 (≈ 537.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Comet Way (AL10 9TL), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 152 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Comet Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/77)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkhouse Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parkhouse Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson De Havilland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkhouse Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parkhouse Bus Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkhouse Bus Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coombe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A1001 —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A1001 Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs A1001 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A1001 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting A1001 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A1001 Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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