Postcode · Hatfield
Crime in AL10 9SQ
How much crime is recorded in AL10 9SQ, 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
- 2,480 (2024)
AL10 9SQHatfield
How safe is AL10 9SQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL10 9SQ 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
27.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
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 9SQNational
Violence and sexual offences20.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.410.7
Other theft6.64.5
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Drugs3.12.4
Bicycle theft2.81.0
Other crime2.21.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Theft from the person2.02.1
Public order2.04.6
Robbery2.01.4
Burglary1.69.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 15% 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.