Postcode · Hatfield
Crime in AL10 8LS
How much crime is recorded in AL10 8LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Welham Green
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,566 (2024)
AL10 8LSHatfield
How safe is AL10 8LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 43.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL10 8LS area, 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
43.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
78
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 8LSNational
Violence and sexual offences34.223.6
Anti-social behaviour16.110.7
Burglary10.89.1
Other theft6.34.5
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime5.43.5
Drugs3.12.4
Public order1.94.6
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person0.32.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 32% 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.