Total Crime Rate

215.3 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 215.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.9 9/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Aviation Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 59 local areas in Hatfield Central , and the 27th 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 Aviation Avenue (AL10 9UD) in the last 12 months was 215.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% higher than the Hatfield Central average (207.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 85.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 241.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aviation Avenue (AL10 9UD), the main crime hotspot is near Aviation Avenue. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Aviation Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiger Moth Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiger Moth Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiger Moth Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horsa Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Errington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tiger Moth Way
Sep 2025Other crime Aviation Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aviation Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Halford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Halford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Albans Road West Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tiger Moth Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tiger Moth Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albatross Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dragon Moth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Albatross Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dragon Moth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dragon Moth Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Albans Road West Under investigation

Data Sources

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