Postcode · Hatfield
Crime in AL10 8PH
How much crime is recorded in AL10 8PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hatfield Town
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,509 (2024)
AL10 8PHHatfield
How safe is AL10 8PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL10 8PH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
22.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 8PHNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.310.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Shoplifting3.88.4
Burglary2.99.1
Drugs2.42.4
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.74.5
Public order1.54.6
Robbery1.31.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.