Postcode · Welwyn
Crime in AL6 0HB
How much crime is recorded in AL6 0HB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woolmer Green, Oaklands & Digswell
- Council
- Welwyn Hatfield
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,506 (2024)
AL6 0HBWelwyn
How safe is AL6 0HB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL6 0HB area, less than half 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
15.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 0HBNational
Violence and sexual offences14.123.6
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Burglary2.29.1
Shoplifting1.88.4
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft1.04.5
Drugs1.02.4
Public order0.94.6
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 88% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
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15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.