Postcode · Welwyn
Crime in AL6 0FD
How much crime is recorded in AL6 0FD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Watton-at-Stone, Bramfield & Bayford
- Council
- East Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,611 (2024)
AL6 0FDWelwyn
How safe is AL6 0FD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL6 0FD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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).
AL6 0FDNational
Violence and sexual offences11.923.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Burglary6.89.1
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Other theft2.74.5
Other crime2.21.5
Drugs2.02.4
Public order1.94.6
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Shoplifting0.38.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.