Total Crime Rate

161.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.8 10/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dellsome Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Hatfield South West , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 363 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 Dellsome Lane (AL9 7ND) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% higher than the Hatfield South West average (92.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dellsome Lane (AL9 7ND), the main crime hotspot is near Bushwood Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dellsome Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bushwood Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gould Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gould Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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