Postcode · Hatfield
Crime in AL10 0PL
How much crime is recorded in AL10 0PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hatfield North & West
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,567 (2024)
AL10 0PLHatfield
How safe is AL10 0PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 45.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL10 0PL area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
45.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
106
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
AL10 0PLNational
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Anti-social behaviour17.810.7
Shoplifting15.98.4
Burglary15.69.1
Public order8.94.6
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Other theft4.54.5
Drugs3.82.4
Robbery3.41.4
Theft from the person1.82.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Other crime1.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 24% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.