Postcode · Hatfield
Crime in AL10 9JA
How much crime is recorded in AL10 9JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hatfield South
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,453 (2024)
How safe is AL10 9JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL10 9JA area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 9JANational
Burglary25.49.1
Violence and sexual offences19.323.6
Other theft7.04.5
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Drugs2.82.4
Criminal damage and arson2.04.7
Shoplifting1.58.4
Public order1.44.6
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.91.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.