Postcode · Welwyn
Crime in AL6 0NY
How much crime is recorded in AL6 0NY, 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
- 2,283 (2024)
AL6 0NYWelwyn
How safe is AL6 0NY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL6 0NY 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
26.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 0NYNational
Violence and sexual offences17.823.6
Burglary11.59.1
Anti-social behaviour8.110.7
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Public order2.74.6
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.61.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Drugs0.12.4
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 69% 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.