Postcode · Welwyn
Crime in AL6 9NN
How much crime is recorded in AL6 9NN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Knebworth, Codicote & Kimpton
- Council
- North Hertfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,526 (2024)
AL6 9NNWelwyn
How safe is AL6 9NN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL6 9NN 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
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 9NNNational
Violence and sexual offences19.223.6
Burglary13.59.1
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Other theft2.34.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.82.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 101% 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.