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Crime in AL6 9SD
How much crime is recorded in AL6 9SD, 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
- 1,887 (2024)
How safe is AL6 9SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the AL6 9SD 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
16.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 9SDNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Other theft1.84.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Public order1.14.6
Shoplifting0.78.4
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.