Total Crime Rate
236.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Aviation Avenue 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 Aviation Avenue (AL10 9UB) 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 Aviation Avenue (AL10 9UB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 150 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkhouse Court (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parkhouse Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Errington Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Errington Close | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Errington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarkson Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clarkson Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Clarkson Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Halford Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Halford Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aviation Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aviation Avenue | Under investigation |
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