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Crime in AL10 8PW

How much crime is recorded in AL10 8PW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Hatfield South
Council
Welwyn Hatfield
Region
East of England
Neighbourhood population
2,200 (2024)
Crime

How safe is AL10 8PW

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL10 8PW area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 8PWNational
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Anti-social behaviour19.810.7
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft2.74.5
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Drugs1.12.4
Other crime0.71.5
Public order0.54.6
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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.

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